News link 2021-03-16 Second Edition
News link 2021-03-16 Second Edition
News link 2021-03-16 Second Edition
Announced for mid-March, the return of Laurent Gbagbo to Côte d'Ivoire will have to wait. The reason, the death of the country’s prime minister. Gbagbo's party also announced that the former president is waiting to have the decision of his…
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The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Protection (Africa CDC) says it is reviewing its guidance of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine. This comes as several European countries suspend their rollout of the vaccine due to concerns that it may cause…
Senegalese doctors say the risk of blood clotting linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine is low and have therefore, recommended that it continue to be used for the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in the country. While in Europe, some persons who…
The National Benefit Sharing Trust Board (NBSTB), responsible for the distribution and management of community share of land rental fee, says the Government of Liberia, owes forest affected communities more than US$3 million in land rental fees accrued through commercial…
The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament Alban Bagbin is on a collision course with President Nana Akufo-Addo over his decision to slash budget estimates for the Judiciary and the Legislature. This comes after President Akufo-Addo through his Executive Secretary, announced to…
The United Nations office for Humanitarian affairs says the ongoing conflict in Nigeria’s northeast remains the key driver of increased humanitarian needs in the region. On Tuesday, the humanitarian community and the Government of Nigeria, officially launched the north-east Nigeria…
The World Health Organization has said after a year of fighting the coronavirus that has resulted in more than 106,000 deaths, the arrival of vaccines through the COVAX Facility – marks a turning point in the response. Yesterday, Thursday, marked…
Denmark, Norway and Iceland announced Thursday they will temporarily suspend the use of the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. The Danish Health Authority said it would temporarily stop using the shot in its vaccination program as…
Prison authorities in Sierra Leone have imposed a ban on a local watchdog group over a report on a deadly prison riot that occurred last year. The riot at the main maximum security prison, the Freetown Correctional Centre, better known…