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Blue deal reached at World Water Forum in Senegal

A blue deal has been reached at the just concluded 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, with 5 pillars founded. The deal which is termed the Dakar declaration 2022 highlights 5 critical pillars which will ensure water security and sustainability…

Ghana extends deadline for sim card re-registration

Ghana's communication ministry has extended the deadline for the re-registration of sim cards by some four more months.  Initially, the deadline was slated for March 31and resulted in many panicking for fear they would not be able to meet the…

KAIPTC meets on peace and security in West Africa

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC), based in Accra Ghana is holding the second edition of the series of dialogues with stakeholders in collaboration with the West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) and the German Agency for International…

Guinea’s national conference opens in Conakry

Meetings aimed at promoting reconciliation opened in Conakry on Tuesday, six months after a military coup upset the country’s constitutional order. Dubbed the national conference, the meetings will be held over several weeks and will bring together political parties, youth…

Nigerian president commissions $2.5bn fertilizer plant

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commissioned a 2.5-billion U.S. dollar Dangote fertilizer plant in the country's Lagos Lekki Free Trade Zone. The president said the plant is an endorsement of his administration target of food sufficiency. He adds that…

EU stops Mali army training over Russian concerns

The European Union’s top diplomat said Monday that he has ordered the suspension of combat training for soldiers in Mali until he receives guarantees from the government there that the trainees will not be working with Russian mercenaries. Rebel Malian…