News link 2021-03-15 First Edition
News link 2021-03-15 First Edition
News link 2021-03-15 First Edition
Health workers in Sierra Leone will today begin the roll out of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid19 vaccine despite other countries suspending the administration of the vaccine due to safety concerns. The Sierra Leonean government said in a statement over the weekend…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has confirmed that the Libyan Coast Guard managed to rescue or return to shores around 3,170 migrants and refugees since the beginning of this year. The UN organization indicated in its report that…
A top official at the World Health Organization said that a genetic analysis of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Guinea suggests it may have been sparked by a survivor of the devastating West Africa epidemic that ended five years ago. At a…
Drug maker -AstraZeneca says it has conducted review of persons vaccinated with its covid19 jab which showed no proof of an increased risk of blood cloths. AstraZeneca in a statement on Sunday, said the review covered more than 17million people…
Central African Republic went to the polls on Sunday amid heavy security presence in a second round of parliamentary elections. Recall CAR’s elections in December were marred by violence from rebel groups present in the country. According to the electoral…
Newly elected president of Confederation of African football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe sets plan to visits countries on the continent as he braces for the task ahead. G
Security operatives in Nigeria including the military in the early hours of Sunday foiled yet another school children abduction in Kaduna State. The latest failed abduction in the state came 48hours after the kidnapping of students from Federal College of…
A video of the students kidnapped by bandits in Nigeria's Kaduna State has surfaced online and shows the students appealing to the government to secure their release. In the new video, the students were seen being flogged by the bandits…
The Managing Director of the National Port Authority of Liberia— Bill Twehway, has announced a series of reforms and policies to boost the nation’s economy. He says since the coming in to office of the George Weah-led administration, the institution…
Cote d’Ivoire enters day four of national mourning following a presidential directive after the death of Prime Minister Hameed Bakayoko. Flags are flown at half-mast across the country and embassies abroad. The remains of the late premier arrived at Abidjan’s…
Cote d’Ivoire’s electoral commission has announced that the country’s ruling party has won an absolute majority in parliament. The announcement comes days after the parliamentary vote. The weekends vote also comes just months after President Alhassane Ouattara won a third…