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Sierra Leone plays host to ECOWAS delegation

Sierra Leone is playing host to an ECOWAS Delegation on the Implementation of ECOWAS Humanitarian Law, Treaties and their National Implementation, trafficking in persons, Gender Based Violence and Child Rights texts in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. The five days…

Nigeria: Six killed in fresh Kaduna attack

No fewer than six people have been killed during separate attacks carried out by gunmen in four communities in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, North Central Nigeria. This is coming as three more abducted students of the Bethel…

Ghanaians prepare for #FixTheCountry protest

All is set for the #Fix The Country Demonstration in Accra today. This comes after several attempts by the government to prevent the demonstrators from hitting the streets against hardships being experienced in the country.  Last week, Ghanaians living in…

Bus and truck crash kills 41 in Mali

The Malian government and local officials say thirty-seven people were killed and several others injured when a bus collided with a lorry in central Mali during heavy rain on Tuesday. Road accidents are a regular occurrence in the country, where…

African Union slams Denmark over Aliens Act

The African Union condemned Denmark’s recently passed Aliens Act, which provides for Denmark to relocate asylum seekers to countries outside the European Union while their cases are being processed. The legislation, which was approved on June 3, is the latest…

Nigeria: Resident doctors begin nationwide strike

Medical Doctors in Government-owned hospitals across Nigeria Monday downed tools following a notice issued by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). According to the notice, the strike action, which has already commenced in most hospitals in the country, is…

Senegal seeing significant rise in Covid cases

Senegal over the weekend recorded over 1,700 covid19 new infections and over 30 deaths according to the Ministry of Health and Social Action. The new infections come from virological tests carried out on a sample of 7,331 individuals, corresponding to…