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NewsLink 2023- 09- 22 Third Edition

• The Malian junta vows to tackle insurgency as the marks 63 years of independence amid surging deadly attacks • The Togolese state advocates diplomacy in resolving the Nigerien political crisis as world leaders highlight topical issues at the UN…

NewsLink 2023- 09- 22 Second Edition

The Gambian government says it has made significant progress in keeping with democratic principles and values since the country transitioned in 2017. Education, Health, Justice, and the protection of rights have remained critical areas of focus for the current administration.…

NewsLink 2023- 09- 22 First Edition

We start in Senegal with a human rights situation as CIVICUS adds the country to its monitor watchlist. The research tool tracking civic spaces observed that in recent months, basic rights to assembly and expression have come under serious threat…

NewsLink 2023- 09- 21 Third Edition

•The Nigerien Junta signs a decree for the creation of an anti-graft agency to trace and seize public properties from officeholders. •28 members of the Senegalese Human Rights Commission assume office with the pledge to protect human rights. •West African…

NewsLink 2023- 09- 21 Second Edition

We head to the Gambia, where The Anti-Corruption Bill of 2023 has suffered a major setback as the National Assembly Members failed to enact the bill into law during a plenary session on Wednesday. The bill was set for a…

NewsLink 2023- 09- 21 First Edition

Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo has called on the international community to support Africa in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel and the rampant coups across the continent. During his speech at the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly…

NewsLink 2023- 09- 20 Third Edition

•Senegalese President Macky Sall affirms commitment to free and transparent presidential elections in February 2024. •Reactions trail the Malian army’s warning of an imminent attack on Bamako by terrorists. •Debate moratorium on the death penalty emerges among Gambians. •An unknown…

NewsLink 2023- 09- 20 Second Edition

Staying in New York where the 78 session of the United Nations General Assembly is taking place, ECOWAS chairperson, President Bola Tinubu delivered his speech in the early hours of Wednesday after other leaders U.S. President Joe Biden had spoken.…

NewsLink 2023- 09- 20 First Edition

Elsewhere, local authorities in the south of Cote d’Ivoire are on high alert after an infection of an unknown origin killed seven people. The same illness to have occurred in Niangban resulted in the hospitalization of at least fifty-nine people…

NewsLink 2023- 09- 19 Second Edition

In Liberia, Police authorities have arrested and are investigating an American national, Lucas Richards, on allegations of Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder and Aggravated Assault. The American national who doubles as a missionary was arrested after he slit the throat…