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NewsLink 2023- 11- 17 Second Edition

Liberia’s opposition group continues street celebrations as the second batch of rerun election results puts Boakai ahead of Weah. The Malian government finalizes a one hundred and seventeen million US dollar lithium mining deal. Students in Nigeria’s north-central state of…

NewsLink 2023- 11- 15 Second Edition

Vote Counting Continues in Liberia after Presidential Runoff Election amid Reported Tension in some parts of the country. Debates Escalate in Senegal Over Possible Postponement of February 2024 Presidential Election. The Burkinabe government celebrates Mali’s defeat of rebel groups in…

NewsLink 2023- 11- 14 Second Edition

Liberians vote for the country’s next president in a Runoff Election between Incumbent Weah and Opposition Leader Boakai Labour Unions in Nigeria begin nationwide strike Niger’s Military Government Secures $28 Million from Saudi Kingdom to Boost Education System. Unknown gunmen…

NewsLink 2023- 11- 13 Third Edition

Senegalese Electoral Commission (CENA) Introduces New Leadership Team Ahead of February 25 Presidential Election. Malian Army resumes counter-offensive operation against former rebels in Kidal after a deadly fight on Saturday. Political campaigning activities in Liberia end ahead of the November…

NewsLink 2023- 11- 10 Third Edition

Sources and residents in Burkina Faso report a deadly raid in the centre-north region that killed several dozen people. Cote d’Ivoire and The United States partner in counter-terrorism training ahead of the 2024 AFCON games. The Nigerian army tightens security…

NewsLink 2023- 11- 09 Third Edition

Senegalese President Macky Sall calls for swift implementation of measures to curtail irregular migration. The Guinean military government announces a 54,000 euro bounty on Colonel Pivi, an escapee from the Conakry prison break. Authorities in Mali say its Army position…

NewsLink 2023- 11- 09 Second Edition

Authorities in Mali say its Army position hit two abandoned UN armoured vehicles seized by terrorists Nigeria’s President Tinubu Signs 10.46 billion USD 2023 Supplementary Budget into Law. Resistance Mounts Against Chad’s Constitutional Referendum as Opposition Calls for Process Suspension.…

NewsLink 2023- 11- 08 Third Edition

A military court in Togo sentences the nation’s former chief of general staff to 20 years in prison for the murder of Colonel Madjouba. The deteriorating security situation in Mali’s Gao region results in the death of one journalist and…

NewsLink 2023- 11- 07 Third Edition

The Malian continues an aerial offensive against former rebels in Kidal to reclaim the MINUSMA base. Togo agrees to mediate between Niger and the international community as ECOWAS economic sanctions weigh in on Nigeriens. Several Civil Society organisations from across…

NewsLink 2023- 11- 06 Third Edition

Captian Traore of Burkina Faso defends his government’s deployment of rights activists and journalists to the battlefield despite widespread condemnation. Guinea’s Strongman Doumbouya disbars several dozen uniform personnel in the aftermath of Saturday’s prison break. Nouakchott hosts representatives of more…

FEATURE – The Voodoo Religion of Benin

A festival is held every year in Benin to honour the deities of Voodoo, an Indigenous religion that worships natural spirits. People of African descent from the US, Brazil, and the Caribbean are increasingly attending the festival to learn more…

DISCOVERY – The Gambia’s George Town

This edition of Discovery takes us to The Gambia. Recently, the Gambian government plans to commemorate the 200-year existence of George Town, now known as Janjan-bureh, a settlement boasting significant cultural heritage. Well if you haven’t been there, George Town…