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African envoys visit Ethiopia as ultimatum expires for assault

African envoys visited Ethiopia Wednesday to plead for peace, hours before an ultimatum was to expire for Tigrayan forces to surrender or face an assault on the northern region’s capital. Rights groups fear the onslaught could bring huge civilian casualties.…

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Gambia: Environment management council holds first meeting in 26 years

There is a call in The Gambia to protect the environment. It comes as the country’s national environment management council meets for the first time since its enactment in 1994 to ensure issues of the environment are addressed and laws…

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82% of Ghanaians not wearing face masks, research says

Research by the Ghana health service has revealed that about 82% of Ghanaians are not wearing face masks to prevent the spread of covid-19. This comes as the country records 41 new cases, pushing the national active case count to…

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Economic duress unleashing renewed wave of violence against refugee, women: UNHCR

The Coronavirus pandemic prolongs, a lethal mix of confinement, deepening poverty and economic duress is unleashing a renewed wave of violence against refugee, displaced and stateless women and girls, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is warning. UN High Commissioner for…

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Gambia: TRRC debunks claims of not prioritizing justice for 2005 massacre victims

The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) of The Gambia says it takes the massacre of West African Citizens very seriously. The commission debunked any suggestions that it is not prioritizing the case saying some of the claims by the…

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One child or youth infected with HIV every 100 seconds: UNICEF

Approximately once every minute and 40 seconds, a child or young person under the age of 20 was infected with HIV last year. That’s according to a new report released by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as the agency calls…

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Nigeria: Foreign Minister reacts to threat of sanctions by UK Parliament

Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, says the threats of sanctions issued by the UK parliament over the killing of unarmed protesters do not represent the stance of the British government. Mr Onyeama said this while addressing State House correspondents…

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