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Last year many African countries used the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to suppress civil rights, sparking protests across the continent. That’s the conclusion of the State of Civil Society Report 2021, published today by the global civil society alliance…
The World Bank has said Remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa declined by an estimated 12.5 per cent in 2020 to $42 billion. The decline was “almost entirely due to a 27.7 per cent decline in remittance flows to Nigeria, which alone…
Ghana’s Presidency has issued a letter warning some ministers, members of parliament, and chief executives of government institutions against using sirens and bells to evade traffic. The directive follows an earlier order in December 2017, against the abuse of sirens…
Nigeria’s central bank has devalued the naira by 7.6% against the dollar. This comes as authorities in Africa’s biggest oil producer migrate toward a single exchange-rate system for the local currency. According to data on its website on Tuesday, the…
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has called upon the international community to support Chad in concluding the transition from military to democratic government in a peaceful manner within the set time of 18 months. President Buhari spoke at the opening…
The United Press for Development Network, UPDN, has called on Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo to act on the elevation of the military officer complicit in the detention and abuse of some journalists in Accra. Lieutenant Colonel Frank Agyeman has been…
The meeting of ECOWAS Council of the Wise came to an end on Tuesday with the nomination of new members expected to provide support to the ECOWAS mediation organ. The two-day meeting held in Accra, also had participants deliberate and…
A delegation led by Chief Mediator in Mali political crisis Goodluck Jonathan have arrived in Bamako. This follows the latest coup in the country in violation of the agreed transition charter. On Monday night, Mali's coup leader Assimi Goïta seized power again,…
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