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NewsLink 2023 – 06 – 28 First Edition

Following a closely contested general election, President Julius Maada Bio has been swiftly inaugurated into office, merely an hour after being declared the winner. Contending with his primary rival Samura Kamara of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC), President…

NewsLink 2023- 06- 27 Second Edition

Civil Society Organizations in Ghana including the Africa Center for Energy Policy are raising questions about the lease of the nation’s priced asset, the Tema Oil Refinery worth 700 million US dollars to a private company. According to the CSOs,…

NewsLink 2023 – 06 – 27 First Edition

The Africa Union, ECOWAS and the Commonwealth electoral Observation groups have applauded Sierra Leoneans especially those who voted in the general elections on Saturday. Speaking at a joint press conference in Freetown on Monday, the head of missions said that…

NewsLink 2023- 06- 26 Second Edition

Here in Senegal, President Macky Sall has received the final report from the national dialogue, which he officially initiated on May 31, 2023. The report was presented during a ceremony held at the State House and attended by key participants…

NewsLink 2023 – 06 – 26 First Edition

But let’s begin the bulletin with updates in Sierra Leone where the Office of National Security (ONS)has commended security personnel deployed during the June 24 elections for their professional conduct. The ONS also warned elements against acts that may jeopardise…

NewsLink 2023- 06- 23 Second Edition

Barring any unanticipated shocks, the Bank of Ghana is forecasting Ghana’s inflation will gradually trend downwards until the end of 2025. According to the May 2023 Monetary Policy Report by the Central Bank, risks to the inflation outlook are fairly…

NewsLink 2023 – 06 – 23 First Edition

We begin this edition of the bulletin with the scheduled visit of the president of the Union of Comoros and current African Union Chair, Azali Assoumani to Guinea. The transitional authority announcing Assoumani’s arrival later today, said the visit, is…

NewsLink 2023- 06- 22 Second Edition

The Gambia’s health minister Dr Amdou Lamin Samateh has blamed meningitis and sepsis for the death of 17 children in the country. The minister informed National Assembly Members that some of the children arrived at health facilities late with severe…

50-50 EPISODE 161- Men Breadwinners

In this episode of 50/50, we continue to explore the gender dynamics of breadwinning by speaking to two men who have very different experiences – one has been the breadwinner throughout and in all of his relationships, while the other…

NewsLink 2023 – 06 – 21 First Edition

Africa is the world’s terrorism hot spot with half of the victims killed last year in sub-Saharan Africa according to counter-terrorism experts. These experts on Tuesday at the UN headquarters said although al-Qaida and Islamic State affiliates remain widespread in…

NewsLink 2023- 06- 20 Second Edition

In the Gambia, the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights and Constitutional Matters has called for fast-track trials for prisoners who have been detained for up to one year The committee also called for prisoners who are remanded for…