News link 2021-03-04 First Edition
News link 2021-03-04 First Edition
News link 2021-03-04 First Edition
The Catholic Church in Tanzania says sixty nuns and 25 priests have died in the country over the last two months after showing symptoms of coronavirus. The church, which has been outspoken about coronavirus before, is in one of the…
Interpol has revealed that police have seized thousands of counterfeit coronavirus vaccines in South Africa and China and have made more than 80 arrests after a criminal network selling fake jabs was uncovered. In South Africa, police officers found 400…
Togo and Ghana are considering a strategy to allow the reopening of their common borders. Ghana closed its sea, land and air borders on March 22, 2020, as part of efforts to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. While the air…
Lawyers for former Liberian rebel leader Aliu Kosiah, currently standing trial in Switzerland for war crimes will continue the defence of their client today. Kosiah who faces up to 20 years imprisonment if found guilty, is on trial on 25…
Political leaders in the Gambia have failed to reach consensus on the eligibility of President Adama Barrow to stand for two more terms if he so wishes. The draft constitution, which is currently in the works contains a retroactive clause…
Ghana and the United Kingdom signed a trade agreement worth $1.6 billion, in one of the latest bilateral deals since Britain exited the European Union. The agreement, signed on Wednesday, will allow duty-free and quota-free access for Ghana to the…
The watchman of the Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State, Nigeria has been mentioned as a culprit in the abduction of the over 279 schoolgirls last month. The girls were abducted by unidentified assailants from their boarding school on…
The ECOWAS Parliament has called on politicians, civil society groups and members of the public to rally behind Mali’s transitional government in order to ensure peace prevails in the country. Following a coup in August 2020 that ousted President Ibrahim…
Ghana’s Supreme Court will this morning deliver its judgement on the December 2020 presidential election petition. 2020 presidential candidate of the largest opposition political party, the National Democratic Congress’ John Mahama took the Electoral Commission (EC) and President Nana Akufo-Addo…
More than a dozen UN-appointed independent experts say that without assistance, the previously kidnapped school girls face an increased risk of exploitation, trafficking, sexual and gender-based violence and other forms of violence. In an alert issued on the side lines…
Civil Society Platform JAMMI REWMI is demanding the unconditional release of all supporters of Senegal’s main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who were arrested on Wednesday during a demonstration. The protesters targeted public buildings and businesses including banks, in the capital,…