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Benin’s electoral sponsorship system reignites debate
The sponsorship system for the presidential election in Benin has reignited debates about its fairness and relevance. This time the reaction comes from the presidential camp. A deputy of the Progressive Union, one of the blocks of the party in…
Aubameyang grabs first premier league hatrick
Gabon's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his first ever Premier League hat trick as Arsenal bounced back from successive defeats to put four past Leeds United in a 4-2 win. Back-to-back losses to Wolves and Aston Villa had put Mikel Arteta and…
Sierra Leone: Local government decentralization policy stirs up fresh discourse
There is growing debate on whether or not to make local government elections non-partisan in Sierra Leone. The debate comes as the government conducts a review of the Decentralization Policy as approved by cabinet. Since local governance was reintroduced in…
Liberian war crimes trial resumes in Switzerland
The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader arrested in Switzerland for alleged war crimes during Liberia's first civil war will start its second important phase today. On December 3, 2020, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court, in the city of…
Ghana Finance Minister travels to U.S. for post-covid health check
Ghana’s Finance Minister-designate Ken Ofori-Atta has been flown to the United States of America for post-Covid-19 medical complications. This comes as the country’s case count continues to rise with over 1,000 cases recorded over the past couple of days. A…
Sierra Leone: Anti-corruption body probes First Lady Fatima Bio
Sierra Leone’s Anti-corruption commission in a statement on Tuesday said it has launched investigation of corruption allegations involving the First lady. The anti – corruption agency has come under pressure by many in the country to lead inquiry into state…
Ghana: Supreme adjourns ruling on Jean Mensa’s cross examination
Ghana’s Supreme Court has set Thursday, February 11, 2021, to rule on whether or not Chair of the Electoral commission and the campaign manager for the governing new patriotic party will have to take the witness stand in the ongoing…
News link 2021-02-10 Second Edition
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Nigerian scientists have developed two COVID-19 vaccine candidates, Minister says
As the race for covid19 vaccine acquisition and subsequent inoculation of the population intensifies, the government of Nigeria said, two potential vaccine candidates have been developed in the country. Announcing this on Tuesday during the Presidential taskforce on covid19 daily…
Unidentified desease kills 15 in Tanzania
A mystery illness that causes people to vomit blood has so far killed 15 people and hospitalized more than 50 others in Tanzania’s southern Mbeya region. The New York Post reported that the illness killed mostly male patients within hours of…
UN delegation visits Benin ahead of April 11 poll
The UN delegation led by Mohamed Ibn Chambas continues its peace mission ahead of the April 11 presidential election in Benin. The Special Representative of the Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in Cotonou Sunday in a tensed pre-election context. The…
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