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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,…
In Liberia, a three-day national conference centred around sexual and reproductive health and rights has concluded in the capital Monrovia with a resounding appeal to put an end to detrimental cultural practices targeting women and girls. The conference aimed at…
Let’s begin in Nigeria, where today May 29 the country witnessed another change in power between two democratically elected presidents. The nation’s 16th president in the person of Bola Ahmed Tinubu took his oath of office at eagle square –…
The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, according to the World Health Organization, it kills more than 8 million people a year, including around 1.2 million deaths from exposure to second-hand…
Have you spent time thinking about what your purpose in life is? While this may seem like a lofty question, it is one worth asking and answering too as it not only paves the way for greater satisfaction but guarantees…
The United States Ambassador to Mali Rachna Korhonen has been summoned by the government. In a statement delivered on Sunday, government spokesman Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga revealed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the ambassador to convey the government’s dissatisfaction…
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