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Liberia: Court halts midterm election activities

Liberia's Supreme Court over the weekend ordered a temporary halt to preparations for the December 8, midterm senatorial elections.  The decision comes after Justice in Chamber, Sie-A-Nyene Youh issued a Writ of Mandamus on behalf of an aspirant of the…

Ivory Coast: Opposition leaders rally against Ouattara

Opposition leaders and supporters in Ivory Coast gathered at a stadium in Abidjan over the weekend to reject a third mandate of Alassane Ouattara, the current president of the country who is running for another term in office. The opposition…

Nigeria: Police disbands ‘rogue’ SARS unit

The Inspector-General of Nigeria Police Force, Mohammed Adamu, has dissolved the controversial sub-unit of the force, the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS). This followed a nation-wide outrage during which protesters carried placards calling for scrapping of the unit which they accused…

Climate Change almost doubling natural disasters – UN

The United Nations says climate change has spurred close to doubling of natural disasters in the last 2 decades, the effect of which has led to extreme weather conditions, especially worsening wildfires, droughts and heatwaves. This is according to a…