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Liberia: Lawmakers reject controversial pension bill

House of Representatives has rejected a controversial pension bill seeking to allot 50% benefits of the current income of every member of the Legislature including their children upon their exit from power. The controversial bill was passed by the Liberian…

Burkina Faso prime minister visits wounded in convoy attack

Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister, Albert Ouédraogo, has visited survivors of Monday attack on a military-led supply convoy. 37 people were wounded in the attack. Among them, a dozen children who have been hospitalized at the Charles-de-Gaulle Pediatric Hospital in Ouagadougou.…

Mali: Militants seize village near Gao

In Mali, reports indicate that Talataye village, located about 150 km from Gao town, has been taken over by militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (EIGS). According to a local elected official while no casualties have been…

Nigeria, Poland sign MoC on Agriculture

The Nigerian Government and Poland have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to address food insecurity in the country and Africa in general. The signing took place in Abuja, on Tuesday during the State Visit of President Andrezej Duda to the…