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South Africa’s health minister, Zweli Mkhize, and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19. The Minister’s office made the announcement on Sunday. The office quoted the minister in a statement as saying that “I am now in quarantine at home…
The Government of Liberia says it will today (Monday) conduct autopsies on the remains of four Liberian auditors who recently died under circumstances deemed suspicious. A statement from the government said that the post mortem examination is aimed at establishing…
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that the next academic year for new and continuing university students will resume in January 2021. This comes seven months after schools shut down as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Currently, Ghana’s active…
The Federal Government has warned that it will not allow the country to be thrown into anarchy following the violence that has trailed the #EndSARS protests. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the remarks over the weekend.…
Two major political figures and heads of opposition parties in Cote D'Ivoire – on Sunday received a ministerial mission from the regional bloc – The Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS. The delegation met with the President of the…
Counting is underway in Guinea following Sunday’s elections in which incumbent Alpha Conde controversially stood as a candidate after changing the constitution to allow him to have a third attempt at power. Adolphus Mawolo reports.
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The Gambia is preparing for the new tourism season following the ease of covid-19 measures by the government. WADR’s Veronic Njie visited the SeneGambia craft market, a central hub for tourists to see first-hand how craft makers and sellers were…
A donor conference aimed at galvanizing funding for continued humanitarian response in the central Sahel region will take place today in Denmark. Tuesday's conference, which will be hosted by Denmark, along with Germany, the European Union and the United Nations also…