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Secretary General Wamkele Mene speaks on AfCFTA

The Secretary General of The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Wamkele Mene, has said that the African Union has transferred all functions related to the organization’s agreement from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Ghana. According to Mene, the decision of…

Benin records over 9,000 pregnancies across schools

The ministry of Technical secondary education and vocational Training in Benin presented a report on pregnancies in schools before the parliament. Presenting the data captured between 2016 to 2020, the Beninese minister of education, Mahougnon Kakpo said the number of pregnancies…

Senegal reimposes restrictions on transport sector

In Senegal, after the curfew was reinstated in response to the spread of covid-19, the government has just ordered the limitation of the number of passengers on public transport. The decision takes effect today according to the Senegalese Minister of…

Ghanaians condemn chaos in Parliament

There has been widespread condemnation for the chaos that characterized the voting into office of a speaker of parliament in Ghana. The sitting which took about 7 hours was characterized by an exchange of blows between the members of parliament…

FAO: Food prices hit 3-year high in 2020

A UN food agency said Thursday that global food prices hit a three-year high in 2020. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said the food price index rose 3.1% year-on-year in 2020, averaging 97.9 – 2.9 points higher than 2019.…