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Drug Smuggling: Belgian buisiness man faces charges in Senegal
A Belgian businessman will face prosecution in Senegal over his alleged involvement in smuggling 675 kilograms of cocaine in Senegal. The police said the drugs were found on 28 December, in a house in the coastal town of Ngaparou. The…
Finland tries Sierra Leonean war crime suspect
The state prosecutor has filed charges against a Sierra Leone national who resides in Finland and is suspected of committing war crimes during Liberia's second civil war in 1999-2003. The suspect, a Tampere resident who has lived in Finland for…
COVID-19: Ghana faces possible lockdown situation
Ghana’s Information Minister-designate, has warned the country may be headed for tighter restrictions and a possible lockdown if COVID cases continue to rise. Over the past 3 weeks, there has been an over 300% rise in the country’s case count…
WHO tracks back outbreak of novel coronavirus in 2020
The World health organization WHO on Monday tracked back on the outbreak of the novel coronavirus this week in 2020. According to the UN health agency, the world in January last year, had just over a thousand confirmed infections with…
Liberia: President Weah deliver State of the Nation address
President George Weah is calling on Liberians to work to sustain the peace and stability of their country. Addressing the 54th Legislature during his 4th State of the nation address Monday, the Liberian leader called on his officials to also…
Germany to deport Gambian migrants
About 20 Gambians are set for deportation after the German authorities rejected their asylum claims. The affected Gambians have been arrested and are currently in detention as they wait to be returned home this week. Sankulleh Janko reports from Banjul.
COVID has worsened inequality even as the rich thrive: Oxfam
A new report by Oxfam International says it could take more than 10 years for the world’s poorest people to recover from the economic fallout of the ongoing COVID-19 induced pandemic. It urges governments to act fast and “set concrete,…
Ghana: Ex-President Rawlings lies in state
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, former Presidents, Members of the Diplomatic Corps and other dignitaries are expected to file past the remains of Ghana’s longest serving President Flt Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings today. This is part of a four-day state funeral…
ILO warns of lost lockdown generation
The United Nations’ labour arm warned on Monday that Covid19 is causing a crisis of unprecedented inequality and threatening the return to the labour market of a generation of women, young workers and low-skilled employees. It said coronavirus pandemic wiped…
ICC Prosecutor hails arrest, transfer of war crime suspect
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, has hailed the arrest and transfer of a war crime suspect from the Central African Republic to the Hague in the Netherlands for trial. Mr Mahamat Saïd Abdel Kani will…
Gambia declares manhunt for drug kingpin
Gambia President Adama Barrow has instructed security chiefs to form a task force to intensify the manhunt for drug kingpin Banta Keita. Keita is alleged to be the owner of 2.9 tons of cocaine worth 88 million dollars, intercepted and…
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