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Togo is a member of the COVAX initiative, the global mechanism to facilitate countries' access to the covid-19 pandemic vaccine. This is an announcement by Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé, who says he is mobilizing the resources needed to protect Togolese…
A UN food agency said Thursday that global food prices hit a three-year high in 2020. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said the food price index rose 3.1% year-on-year in 2020, averaging 97.9 – 2.9 points higher than 2019.…
Authorities in Nigeria in December last year issued an ultimatum to mobile telecom operators to block all SIM cards not integrated with owner's National Identity Number. Consequently, offices of the National Identity Management Commission, the agency responsible for enrolling citizens…
A top political ally of Laurent Gbagbo said on Thursday that that return of the former Ivoirian President to his native Cote d'Ivoire, "is now a matter of weeks". Gbagbo is on parole in Belgium. Assoa Adou, the secretary general…
Sierra Leone’s anti-graft agency says it is investigating officials of the national Covid19 response team. It said in a statement that three officials of the team were found guilty of procurement fraud and told to refund the amount they mismanaged…
Health authorities in Guinea say a roadmap has been drawn up to guide mass Covid19 vaccination in the country. The country recently announced the arrival of two million Sputnik-V, a vaccine developed by Russian scientists to treat the coronavirus. According…
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The African Continental free trade secretariat says the free trade pact is a game changer for businesses on the continent, particularly the small and medium scale enterprises. AfCFTA began Trading on January 1, 2020. Responding to newsmen during the weekend,…
Amid growing insecurity in parts of Nigeria, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, says the nation’s sovereignty has been taken over by armed groups. He also says President Muhammadu Buhari needs to do more to stop Boko Haram terrorists, bandits and other criminal…
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