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Ghana nurses suspend strike after talks with Parliament

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association (GRNMA) has suspended its nationwide strike following crucial discussions with Parliament’s Health Committee. The strike, which disrupted healthcare services nationwide, was in protest against delays in implementing nurses’ and midwives’ Conditions of Service.…

Health and education strikes in Guinea-Bissau raise public alarm

In Guinea-Bissau, simultaneous strikes in the education and health sectors have entered a critical phase, raising widespread concern among citizens and civil society organizations. Teachers and healthcare workers have suspended their services, demanding long-overdue salary payments, improved working conditions, and…

Norway supports food security efforts in northern Nigeria

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has secured a $1.4 million grant from the Government of Norway to boost food security in Nigeria’s conflict-affected North-East. During the signing ceremony in Abuja, FAO’s Representative in Nigeria and ECOWAS, Dominique Kouacou, expressed…

Senegal opens onion processing plant to boost agriculture

Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday inaugurated a new onion processing plant in Ross-Béthio, in the Saint-Louis region—a major milestone for the country’s agricultural transformation agenda. The facility, set up by Saf Ingrédients, aims to strengthen the link between…

Togo secures $300M boost for agriculture modernization

Togo has received a major financial boost from the World Bank, securing a $300 million envelope to transform its agricultural sector. The grant, announced on Wednesday, will go towards strengthening the country’s Agricultural Modernization Program, known as Promat. The initiative…

Ghana warns radio stations to fix licenses or lose them

In Ghana, the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Samuel George, has given 62 affected radio stations a 30-day grace period to regularize their operations or risk losing their licenses permanently. This follows the National Communications Authority’s directive to…

The Ripple Effects of Mental Health on Youth

According to the World Health Organisation, WHO, globally, one in seven 10-19-year-olds experiences a mental disorder, accounting for 15% of the global burden of disease in this age group. Depression, anxiety and behavioural disorders are among the leading causes of…

NewsLink 2025- 06- 13 Fourth Edition

Ghana’s Attorney General investigates nationwide “ghost names scheme, denies political bias in prosecutions Ongoing Education and Health Sector Strike in GUINEA-BISSAU Sparks Growing Public Concern Monrovia City Court Rules to Proceed with Arson Case Against Former Speaker Koffa and Lawmakers…

NewsLink 2025- 06- 13 Third Edition

Ghana’s Attorney General investigates nationwide “ghost names scheme, denies political bias in prosecutions Ongoing Education and Health Sector Strike in GUINEA-BISSAU Sparks Growing Public Concern Monrovia City Court Rules to Proceed with Arson Case Against Former Speaker Koffa and Lawmakers…