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Let’s begin in Senegal as President Macky Sall late Monday visited the Caliph General of the Mourides. President Sall reportedly had a long meeting behind closed doors with the Caliph General for reasons yet unknown but many believe it follows…
Our top story takes us to Niger’sTillabéri region, where more than 900 educational institutions were compelled to shut down last May due to escalating insecurity. Following a supervisory visit to the region, Ibrahim Natatou, the Nigerien Minister of National Education,…
Crisis Deepens in Senegal, as Nigerians agitate over Subsidy Removal It’s been an eventful week in Senegal for the past weeks with unpredicted pockets of protests across Dakar and its environs, but we are here to bring you Weekly top…
Zero traffic and deserted streets, dark fumes and tear gas better describe Dakar and its environs Thursday after violent clashesbetween demonstrators and security operatives. Although anticipated, the level of carnage as seen in images and videos circulated on social media…
And in Guinea Bissau, the counting of votes from Sunday’s parliamentary elections is underway. At the end of the process at most by Tuesday, winners will be certified by the electoral commission for 102 seats at the National People’s Assembly.…
We begin in Senegal with the latest update following Thursday’s violence between protesters and the police shortly after the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko to 2 years in prison for corrupting youth. So far, the state has confirmed nine…
Today’s edition of the program is on the 2023 World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5. This year’s event is tagged Beat Plastic Pollution. The focus for us however is not about the pollution itself but its effects,…
The Annual celebration of World No Tobacco Day this year reveals that its cultivation and production aggravate food and nutrition insecurity in Africa. This is because it destroys ecosystems, impoverishes soils, defiles waters and pollutes the environment. The World Health…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC LTD, has issued a directive to retail outlets to increase prices of fuel per litre by over two hundred percent. The pump price for petrol by late Wednesday went as high as 500 Naira…
A transformative initiative spanning two days has been launched in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, through a collaborative effort between the Batonga Foundation, a non-governmental organization, and the Mastercard Foundation. This project, supported by Angelique Kidjo, the renowned Beninese artist and…
In a determined effort to combat terrorism within its borders, the Burkinabe government enlisting an additional over one hundred thousand civilians to join members of the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP). Prime Minister Apollinaire Kyelem de Tambèla…
Underprivileged and deprived adolescent girls in Senegal have been spotted for a rapid transformation project that aims to protect their rights. Some of these girls Batonga, a non-governmental organization says are victims of harmful cultural practices such as early marriage,…
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