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A series of suicide bombings has rocked Gwoza, a town in Borno State, North East Nigeria, killing 18 people and injuring 42 others on Saturday 29th June, 2024. The attacks, which occurred on Saturday between 3:30pm and 6:30pm, targeted a…
We begin this edition with updates from the 4th edition of the West African Aedes Surveillance Network, WAASUN, annual meeting. In Sub-Saharan Africa, Aedes-borne arboviral diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya are being reported with increasing frequency. The West…
Suspected terrorists launched a violent attack on Bwari Area Council of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, early Sunday, kidnapping four and killing one. The over one-hour assault started well after midnight as armed assailants stormed homes unchecked by authorities. With no intervention…
Côte d’Ivoire is strengthening its fight against terrorism. The country has just renewed its security partnership with the African Union. This follows the visit of Bankole Adeoye, the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs to Abidjan and the International Academy for…
Ghana is expected to receive the third tranche of the IMF’s $3 billion bailout later today, after the executive board of the Bretton-Wood institution approved a $360 million payout to the country. This decision comes after Ghana finalized a deal…
Burkina Faso recorded economic growth of approximately 3.2% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank report. The organization attributes this growth primarily to the services sector, despite ongoing insecurity in the country. This performance is welcomed by the authorities,…
Former President George Weah has criticized the performance of the recently elected and sworn-in Boakai administration. In a telephone interview from the United States on a local radio station on Saturday, George Weah emphasized that the country was facing many…
Sierra Leonean Immigration Chief, Colonel Alusine Kanneh has underscored the need for the launch of a regional biometric system to facilitate free movement and regional integration of people in the West African sub region. A protocol agreed on in 1979…
Incumbent president of Mauritania, Mouhamed Ould El Ghazouani, is leading with more than 50% of the votes cast per the electoral commission of Mauritania with the counting and compilation of votes almost done. His main challenger, Biram Dah Abeid, came…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former opposition leader John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture, forming a coalition cabinet that includes the Democratic Alliance and other parties. This coalition was necessary after the African National Congress lost its majority in…
In The Gambia, cement importers have accused the government of favoring a specific business at their expense. This follows a new government directive that significantly increases customs duties on cement importation. The policy raises the cost per bag of imported…
ECOWAS is set to Establish Economic and Social Council Commission (ECOSOC) of West Africa before the end of the year. This is a body approved by the ECOWAS Treaty of 1993 to provide a platform for harnessing the views and…
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