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Human Rights Watch calls for an end to shackling

Human Rights Watch says hundreds of thousands of people with mental health conditions are shackled around the world. It says in a new report released on Tuesday that men, women, and children, some as young as 10, are chained or…

ECOWAS gender experts convene meeting on SGBV

A Ministerial meeting on “Sexual and Gender-based Violence and the Status of Girls’ and Women’s Rights during the Covid-19 Pandemic and Beyond is underway. The meeting is taking place by videoconferencing and brings together key stakeholders in the gender sector and…

Sierra Leone launches new free education project

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has launched a Free Education Project supported by a Multi-million dollar donor Trust Fund.  It is the largest funded education sector development initiative, costing over 65 million dollars. The World Bank, Irish Aid, European…

ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Mali

 The regional bloc, ECOWAS has lifted sanctions on Mali after the Military junta who seized power in August made in-roads in forming a transition government. Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States decided to impose the economic blockade…

Didier Drogba wins UEFA President’s Award

Former Ivorian forward Didier Drogba has been picked as the recipient of the 2020 UEFA President’s Award by Aleksander ?eferin, with the UEFA President selecting the Ivorian for his “commitment to excellence both on and off the pitch”.  The President's…

US defense secretary visits Algeria

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper made a rare visit to Algeria on Thursday for talks with the president about war-torn Libya and the troubled Sahel region to the south of the Sahara. Both countries are alarmed by the threat…