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NewsLink 2023- 04- 24 Third Edition

The Tunisian coast guard announced on Monday that it had discovered the remains of 31 African migrants who drowned while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy. The bodies were found off the coasts of Sfax, Kerkennah, and Mahdia,…

NewsLink 2023- 04- 24 Second Edition

The Malian army neutralizes several dozen terrorists in multiple operations over the weekend. ECOWAS forces in the Gambia deny reports of preventing farmers from accessing their farms in the Foni region. UNICEF in Nigeria targets one million vaccination against preventable…

NewsLink 2023- 04- 21 Third Edition

Nigerien ministers and officials from the UN migration agency IOM visit Assamaka to assess migrants’ situation there. Insecurity in Mali’s Gao and Menaka Regions displaces over 12,000 people in three days this week. French Secretary of State For Europe and…

NewsLink 2023- 04- 21 First Edition

And to some health news…An estimated 33 million children in Africa will need vaccinations between 2023 and 2025 according to the UN health agency. The World Health Organization WHO says this target is essential in putting the continent back on…

NewsLink 2023- 04- 20 Third Edition

The Malian Presidency Mourns the death of the Chief of Staff to Interim President Assimi Goita. A twin attack in Burkina Faso kill at least two dozen people including the auxiliary unit VDP. The 2023 State of the Ghanaian Media…

This edition of the program focuses on Countries’ preparedness towards another rainy season. Last years, floods hit Nigeria, Chad, and the DRC among others. Cumulatively, around 7 million were displaced as a result of the disaster which similarly devastated 1.6…

NewsLink 2023- 04- 19 Third Edition

MINUSMA Announces Injuries to its Peacekeepers Following a Mine Explosion Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo launches a Project to Produce 600 Million Vaccines Annually Employers’ Association in Nigeria RejectsIMF’s tax increase call And Twenty-two dead in a new conflict between herders and…

NewsLink 2023- 04- 19 Second Edition

Benin Republic emerges as Africa’s number one cotton producer after Mali, the leading country in 2022 dropped three places. The Coastal State’s position was announced at the last meeting of the Regional Program for Integrated Cotton Production in Africa (PR-PICA)…

NewsLink 2023- 04- 18 Third Edition

Nigeria’s INEC declares Incumbent Fintiri winner of Adamawa state election after voiding initial result. Guinea honors Rwanda’s President Kagame with an interchange in the capital Conakry. Benin’s presidency reduces number of ministerial departments in a partial reshuffle. UN agencies report…

NewsLink 2023- 04- 18 Second Edition

Senegalese musical icon Baaba Maal has been named a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN convention to combat desertification UNCCD. Maal is no stranger to activism, since 2003 he has been involved in development projects with many UN family organizations.

NewsLink 2023- 04- 18 First Edition

The National Elections Commission (NEC) has released preliminary results of phase one of voter registration in Liberia. More than one million eligible voters registered in six of the country’s 15 political subdivisions where the exercise was conducted according to the…

NewsLink 2023- 04- 17 Third Edition

Aviation workers in Nigeria commence a two-day warning strike to demand better pay and improved working conditions in airports. Ghana’s President Nana Akufo Addo and the presidency deny involvement in any gold and money laundering scheme The Guinean Court of…