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UNHCR condemns massacre of civilians in Niger
The UN Refugee Agency, (UNHCR) has condemned in the strongest terms the twin attacks in western Niger that killed at least 100 people, injured 25 others, and forced hundreds to flee on 2 January. Armed groups mounted coordinated attacks on…
Senegal: Opposition PASTEF denies violating electoral laws
Senegal’s main opposition party, PASTEF, says it violated no laws by asking Senegalese living abroad to take part in a fund drive for the party. The clarification comes after threats from the government to deregister the party for violating domestic…
Gambian refugees protest against mass deportations in Germany
Gambian refugees in Germany have called on the German authorities to stop the mass deportation of Gambians during the coronavirus pandemic. They say the rate at which German authorities are deporting Gambians is alarming. Sankulleh Janko reports.
COVID-19: Schools in Liberia reopen
Normal academic activities officially started in Liberia on Monday, January 4, 2021. Schools were closed in March 2020 after the country recorded its index case of COVID-19. However, as Pastor Maxwell Sando Sr., a school teacher in Monrovia explains to…
Central African Republic: Rebels seize border town
A coalition of non-state armed groups on Sunday attacked and took control of Bangassou, a town in the southeast of the Central African Republic on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said in…
Nigeria: Boko Haram executes five kidnapped victims
Five Persons abducted by Boko Haram Terrorists in Garkida town in Gulbi Local Government Area of Adamawa State, North East Nigeria, have been executed by their abductors. A State lawmaker in the State Assembly confirmed to newsmen that the five…
Liberia: Aggrieved Beaches, Waterways employees protest unpaid salaries
In Liberia, Aggrieved workers of the Reclaiming Liberia Beaches and Waterways Project today protested in Monrovia demanding 21 months’ salary arrears owed them by the government. The aggrieved protesters predominantly women decry the refusal of the government to reportedly pay…
France to reduce troops in The Sahel
France’s defense minister said Monday that her government will reconsider its military strategy in the Sahel region and very likely reduce military deployment as part of Operation Barkhane after significant military successes in 2020. Minister Parly told daily Le Parisien…
Liberia: Economic downturn cripples local businesses
In Liberia, the current global economic realities posed by the outbreak of the covid19 pandemic, is affecting local businesses with many in the country struggling to survive. Already challenged by the fight against the viral disease, the shortage of local…
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