Sierra Leone: Varsity lecturers resume suspended strike
The Academic Staff of the University of Sierra Leone have resumed their suspended industrial action on Monday 23rd November over conditions of service. Patrick Sallia reports from Freetown…
The Academic Staff of the University of Sierra Leone have resumed their suspended industrial action on Monday 23rd November over conditions of service. Patrick Sallia reports from Freetown…
The leader of Ethiopia's dissident Tigray region said Monday that his people were "ready to die" defending their homeland, rejecting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ultimatum that they surrender within 72 hours. Abiy launched a military campaign against the Tigray People's…
The Guinean government on Monday announced a ban on political demonstrations across the country until further notice, citing the coronavirus pandemic. But the opposition has denounced the move, saying the government is using the pandemic to silence opponents of President…
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR has airlifted 95 tonnes of emergency supplies as nearly 15,000 Ivorians find refuge in Liberia. A statement from the agency said that a chartered Boeing 747 cargo flight loaded with blankets, jerry cans, kitchen sets,…
The Burkinabe opposition denounces fraud and irregularities in Sunday’s doubled presidential and legislative elections. Several opposition candidates said they had reservations about the partial results already published and they Independent Electoral Commission. These parties back up their claims with 11…
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The media reported on Tuesday that seven people, including six foreigners, have been jailed for seven years for oil theft in Nigeria. The sentence was handed down to two Pakistani nationals, two Ukrainians, one person from Ghana, one from Indonesia,…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide 119 million dollars to the U.N. World Food Programme for school meals in five countries in Asia and Africa. The director of WFP’s Washington office said the donation by the agency demonstrates real leadership…
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Three crew members from a bunker barge have been kidnapped during a pirate attack in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of West Africa. According to the security firm Dryad Global, the Bunker barge Stelios K was hijacked last week…
Survivors and families of the victims of about 44 Ghanaians, who were massacred in The Gambia in July 2005, have accused the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Committee in the Gambia of not prioritizing justice for the victims. Speaking during a…