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Ghana’s ruling NPP elects new national executives

In Ghana, after nearly 24 hours of a highly contested election the governing New Patriotic Party, the NPP has finally elected its new national executives. Saturday’s vote which ended in the wee hours of Sunday, involved over involving over 6000…

French armed forces minister visits Cote d’Ivoire

The new French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu continued his West African tour on Saturday, meeting Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan. Lecornu’s visit to Ivory Coast follows a stop in Niger to discuss the security situation in…

Six people killed in attack near Malian capital Bamako

Mali’s security minister says six people have been killed, including two gendarmes and a police officer, in a rare attack near the country’s capital Bamako. Recall that a police station on the same road was ambushed by “unidentified armed individuals”…

Liberian human rights activists welcome international support

Liberia’s human rights activists have welcomed international partners' renewed commitment to work alongside CSOs in the fight for justice and accountability. At a news conference Monday, Liberian civil society human rights advocacy platform Secretary General Adama Dempster, at a news…

Niger, Chad call on Mali to rejoin G5 Sahel

Two neighbouring countries and members of the G5, have called on Mali to rejoin the joint task force. Chad and Niger made the call in N’Djamena, the Chadian capital during President Mohammed Bazoum’s state visit to the country. Atiewin Mbillah-Lawson…