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Liberia: Opposition leaders call for referendum boycott

In Liberia, political tension is heating up ahead of the December 8, midterm senate election and a constitutional referendum. The referendum seeks to reduce the current six-years presidential and Representatives tenures to five years and reduce the tenure of senators…

WHO Africa launches ‘Infodemic Response Alliance’

The World health organization WHO Africa regional office has announced the launch of the Africa’ infodemic response alliance IRA – an alliance that brings together health professional and relevant stakeholders from across the continent. WHO’ regional director for Africa, Dr…

Gambia launches food quality control committee

The Gambia Thursday launched the National Codex Committee (NCC), a body tasked with the responsibility of ensuring food safety and quality.  This comes at a time the country has realized a decline in the exportation of her main cash crop…

UNDP: 207 million people face new poverty level

In a related development, an additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030, due to the severe longterm impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number to more than a billion, a new study from…

GHANA ELECTION: EC floats toll-free call centre for voters

Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has established a toll-free call centre to enable voters to relay their concerns and difficulties on Election Day, Monday, December 7th, 2020. The Commission on Thursday said the initiative is to provide prompt responses to voters’…