News link 2021-03-05 First Edition
News link 2021-03-05 First Edition
News link 2021-03-05 First Edition
Ministers of Health from Guinea which is combating a new Ebola outbreak and neighbouring countries have agreed on a unified front to combat the virus that re-emerged about three weeks ago. The meeting was opened by the Prime Minister of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to improve surveillance and control around the country’s borders. President Buhari the measure aims to ensure that criminal elements do not find Nigeria as a safe haven to hide and…
The lawyer for former Liberian rebel commander is asking for compensation for his client. This was the conclusion of plea by Alieu Kosiah’s lawyer who said that his client is innocent as he asked prosecutors to drop charges against him.…
The ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) is now leading the main opposition All People's Congress {APC} by a single seat in the Legislative house after the Parliamentary by-election in Constituency 010 last weekend in Kailahun district East of the…
Sierra Leone has been left scouting for a country to host its international home football matches after the Confederation of African Football {CAF} banned its National Stadium last week with immediate effect for lack of set standards. The ban comes…
Following reports of serious issues in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana’s cocoa supply chains, the EU and the US Labor Department have both announced financial aid to help the two countries. The US Department of Labor, in a response to the…
News link 2021-03-02 Second Edition
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Government of Congo and health partners have announced two new grants worth more than 64 million dollars. The fund will help the government and partners to strengthen prevention and treatment…
The Burkinabe government said in a statement on Monday that eleven people were killed due to the collapse of an artisanal gold mine on Sunday night in Bam province in north-central region of Burkina Faso. The statement put the provisional…
A WHO Guideline Development Group (GDG) panel of international experts in The British Medical Journal Monday said the anti-inflammatory drug hydroxychloroquine should not be used to prevent infection in people who do not have covid-19. Their strong recommendation is based…
News link 2021-03-02 Third Edition