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NewsLink 2023- 06- 29 Second Edition

Days after the inauguration of Sierra Leone’s President–elect Julius Maada Bio amid disputes by the major opposition APC party, the European Union election observers have cited statistical inconsistencies in the presidential results. The EU Mission, therefore, calls on the Electoral…

ENVIRSCOPE – Recap of Season One

The United Nations Climate Summit COP27 held in November last year, closed with a breakthrough agreement to provide ‘loss and damage’ funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. At the end of the summit, world leaders and over…

NewsLink 2023 – 06 – 29 First Edition

In Mali, no fewer than 13 civilians were killed by suspected jihadists in the northern region according to elected officials. The anonymous sources aside from stating the provisional toll, said a dozen others sustained serious injuries while hundreds of people…

NewsLink 2023- 06- 28 Second Edition

More than 100,000 children, who have been forced to flee the conflict in Sudan, are now facing a series of new dangers and find themselves in a desperate situation in Chad, as stated by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…

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…