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Children’s book publisher from Ghana, Deborah Ahenkorah, has made it her life’s mission to ensure more diverse representation in children’s literature, a commitment that led to her winning the 2019 Global Pluralism Award – an honour presented by the Global…
The Authorities in Mali and their international partners are making progress on the implementation the Algiers peace and reconciliation agreement. A key testament of this is the deployment of a new battalion of the reconstituted army to Kidal, which was…
The U.N. human rights chief, in a landmark report launched after the killing of George Floyd in the United States, is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism against people of African descent.…
The World Bank has agreed to support Burkina Faso's Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI) to improve access to electricity in rural areas with $168 million. Of the total sum, $75 million will come from the International Development Association (IDA)…
Ghana has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF’s) 'grey list', after the institution felt confident that the country had adequately strengthened its grip on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing. As a result of this, financial transactions from…
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday that COVID-19 infections in Africa will likely exceed previous peaks within days. The prediction underscores an urgent need to accelerate vaccine supplies and financing to the region. Georgieva said in…
In Mali, the transitional Prime Minister Choguel Kokala Maiga has provided details of his government national re-foundation meetings. According to the transitional Prime Minister, steps will be taken to force the next government to implement the results of its meetings.…
The disregard for children’s rights amid war and upheaval “is shocking and heartbreaking”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday during a high-level open debate in the Security Council, held virtually. Mr. Guterres urged warring parties to prioritize the prevention…
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A senior Church official says an abbot and several Catholic laypeople kidnapped in central Mali by armed men have been released. The group disappeared on Monday while travelling from the mostly Catholic area of Segue in the central Mali to…
Security sources in Niger say two villagers have been killed during a raid in the volatile south as troops repelled an attack by jihadists. The sources told AFP news Wednesday that the director of a school and a retired education…
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, has announced that permanent military barracks will be established in the border town of Bawku, the upper east region. This is in response to terrorism concerns. Recall that last week, a leaked internal memo from the…
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