News link 2021-03-01 First Edition
News link 2021-03-01 First Edition
News link 2021-03-01 First Edition
The Government of Nigeria's north central state of Niger, has received the 47 hostages who were abducted by Bandits from the all-boys science secondary school in Kagara local government area of the state. The freed captives arrived at the state…
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, his Vice, Dr. Mahammudu Bawumia and their wives will today, March 1, publicly receive shots of the newly arrived COVID-19 vaccines in the country. Last week Wednesday, Feb 24, Ghana became the first country to receive Covid-19…
Liberian journalists are calling for economic intervention from the national government, amid economic shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic. The call was made over the weekend by the President of the Press Union of Liberia, Charles Coffey, during the Union’s annual…
In Senegal, religious clerics have been anticipating unrest since the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. This weekend, the clerics visited the home of the leader of Pastef who is due to stand trial for allegedly…
The second publication of an investigation by a US based Africanist Press into the expenditure of the Chief Minister’s Office in Sierra Leone has shown irregular cash withdrawals of over ten billion Leones or one million dollars. As Patrick Sallia…
The trial of a Liberian man accused of committing war crimes and crimes against during the Liberian civil war enters pleading phase today, Monday, after the court heard testimonies from both defense and prosecution witnesses. Alieu Kosiah is being prosecuted…
Nigeria's government says delivery of the first shipment of the covid19 vaccines under the Covax facility is underway. The first batch of 4million AstraZeneca – Oxford vaccines manufactured in India by the Serum institute will arrive on Tuesday March 2.…
In Burkina Faso, robberies in the cities of Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso are worrying residents. According to figures released by the security agencies, the country recorded Five hundred and seventeen (517) armed attacks and assaults last year. Meanwhile, losses are…
The United Nations is calling on world leaders to choose the path to unity over division. The global organization made this call, in commemoration of the zero-discrimination day celebrated on March 1 each year. However, this year’s event comes at…
Mr. Sidie Mohamed Tunis – Speaker of the ECOWAS parliament says, the Malian Transitional government is keeping up with the agenda of ensuring the return of a democratic leadership. Mr. Tunis issued a statement during the weekend on the heels…
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