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NewsLink 2023- 06 – 29 Third Edition

Security Sources in the northern region of Mali have announced a raid on a village by suspected terrorists that killed at least 17 civilians. The sources aside from stating the provisional toll, said a dozen others were wounded while hundreds…

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 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 Third Edition

•Sierra Leone’s incumbent Julius Maada Bio emerges winner of the June 24 presidential election. •Ouagadougou and the International Monetary Fund IMF strengthen partnership to support the transitional authority’s mandate. •Ghana’s President Akuffo Addos Urges Establishment of Committee to prevent illicit…

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- 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 – 22 Third Edition

•The Summit for a New Global Financial Pact opens with a 2.5 billion commitement to Senegal’s renewable energy transition. •Guinean Minister of Justice Alphonso Charles Wright fails to appear before a court for a hearing into a case filed against…

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…