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Dutch court orders Shell to pay Nigerian farmers over oil spills
A Dutch appeals court has ruled that the Nigerian branch of oil giant Shell is responsible for damage caused by leaks in the Niger Delta. The court ordered Shell Nigeria to pay compensation to Nigerian farmers, while the subsidiary and…
Mauritania: Bird flu kills more than 250 pelicans
Mauritania’s environment ministry says about 245 pelican chicks and two dozen adult pelicans have died from H5N1 bird flu in a Mauritanian national park bordering an area in northern Senegal that was hit by the virus. The birds’ bodies were…
News link 2021-02-01 First Edition
News link 2021-02-01 First Edition
Liberia Senate Election: Electoral Commission to adjudicate on disputed Nimba Countyseat
There is heightened tension in the Nimba County of rural Liberia as the two leading candidates contest last year’s senatorial election result. Opposition candidate Nimba Edith Gongloe-Weh and declared winner Jeremiah Koung both claim they garnered the most votes in…
Gambia: President Barrow launches party ahead of polls
The Gambia’s president Adama Barrow has launched a political party ahead of the December 4 polls. Christened the National People’s Party (NPP), the launch was described as largely successful. However some reservations have been raised about noncompliance with to covid-19…
Nigeria: Sultan of Sokoto condemns stereotyping of Fulanis
The leader of the Muslims in Nigeria, Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar the Third, has decried what he calls the stereotypes placed on members of the Fulani community in the country. The monarch made this known after a meeting with…
NIGER ELECTION: Second round to hold February 21
Niger's Constitutional Court has confirmed that a second round of the presidential election will be held on February 21. The court noted that no candidate had obtained an absolute majority of votes in the first round whose annulment, partial or…
WHO Africa calls for stringent action to eradicate Leprosy
The neglect in the treatment and care of people with Leprosy was brought to the fore on Sunday as the world commemorated the International Day of Leprosy. This year’s commemoration of the WORLD Leprosy Day focuses on the theme Beat…
COVID-19: Ghana bans weddings, funerals, concerts and parties
President Nana Akufo-Addo has banned weddings, funerals, concerts and parties until further notice. This comes as the nation’s active case count crosses the five thousand mark. In his 23rd address on measures government is taking to curb the spread of…
Zimbabwe: Public health experts criticize extension of lockdown
Public health experts in Zimbabwe say the country’s extension of a lockdown that includes a 12-hour, dusk-to-dawn curfew to thwart a recent swell in COVID19 cases and deaths will not yield much without adequate equipping of the country’s health care…
Sierra Leone, Guinea agree on framework to resolve border dispute
The governments of Guinea and Sierra Leone have agreed on a framework to resolve a growing border dispute between their countries. Recall Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio recently accused Guinean forces of occupying a Sierra Leonean village along their…
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