News link 2021-04-01 Second Edition
News link 2021-04-01 Second Edition
News link 2021-04-01 Second Edition
Supporters of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blè Gudé on Wednesday hit some principal streets of Abidjan to celebrate the International Criminal Court’s decision to uphold the acquittal of the former president and his youth minister on charges of crimes against…
Liberia’s President George Weah has declared a dawn to dusk curfew in Maryland County in the south of Liberia following violent protest by women and motorcyclists over the killing of a motorcyclist, allegedly by four unknown men. President Weah condemned…
Senior Lecturer of Migration Studies at the Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana Dr. Leander Kandilige has decried the lack of up to date data on migration. Currently, Ghana has no exact figure of the number of citizens outside…
The World Health Organization has once again warned of a catastrophic increase in covid19 cases among vulnerable populations in lower- and middle-income countries, as the Easter period approaches. In a question-and-answer session, WHO Director of Health Emergencies Programme, Dr. Mike…
The United Nations has indicated that African countries need strong policies and further support from the international community to avert a debt crisis and protracted low growth. The UN Department of Global Communications in a statement issued by on Wednesday,…
At least eight people have been killed and four others injured by bandits in separate attacks in Chikun, Giwa and Kajuru local government areas of Kaduna State. Confirming the incident on Wednesday via a statement, the Kaduna State Commissioner for…
Officials and residents say the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has been thrown into darkness anew after jihadists blew up electricity towers just days after power was restored. Residents in the city of three million people reported a new power…
The northern Senegalese city of Saint Louis is increasingly becoming a people smuggling hub in the sub-region. Hundreds of desperate young men from neighboring Gambia, Guinea, Mali and Burkina reportedly visit this city each year in hopes of embarking on…
The Moroccan National Airport Office (ONDA) has issued a brief statement to remind travelers of the countries Morocco suspended flights with. ONDA said in the statement that Morocco has suspended flights to and from 37 countries in total. Three countries…
The regional bloc, ECOWAS, says its observers will be in Benin to supervise the April 11 elections. It said in a statement on Sunday that it is sending 90 observers, ten of whom have already made the trip to Cotonou…
The Chadian President– Idriss Derby Itno over the weekend visited Abuja – Nigeria’s capital for a one-day official visit. Talks between Nigerian Leader President Muhammdu Buhari and his Chadian counterpart focused the dwindling of the Lake Chad and security threats…