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Ghana’s parliament suspends sitting amid Covid-19 infections

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Ghana’s parliament has suspended sitting for at least three weeks following reports of Covid-19 infections among lawmakers. More than 100 cases of the virus had been detected among MPs and their staffers. On Tuesday the speaker of the house, Alban Bagbin said he had “decided, in consultation with political leaders, that the Assembly session will be adjourned for three weeks.”… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghanaian-born surgeon ‘to help Gorilla Glue woman’

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– – Dr Michael Obeng, a top Ghana-American plastic surgeon, has offered to help a woman whose story of a hair mishap has captured the attention and sympathy of many online, a CBSN Los Angeles TV station has reported. Tessica Brown shared a video on TikTok last week saying she had used Gorilla Glue instead of hairspray to hold her hair… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Violence And Social Crises In Nigeria: When Should A Transitional Government Step In? By Ndidi Uwechue

Elwin Mandowa,
Are there still savages in Africa today? Savages are characterised by creating societies that are extremely violent, cruel, and wild. In such societies, those who seize powereither by force of arms or by rigging elections, rather than protect those they rule over, prey upon them. Let us go back in time to understand why Nigerian society seems to berushing to fit that description. Under the headship of General Abdulsalami Abubakar there had been much jubilation that military rule was finally coming to… Read More
Africa Investments 

Autonomisation des femmes : une priorité au cœur des interventions de la Banque africaine de développement

Elwin Mandowa,
Dans la mise en place des projets qu’elle finance, la Banque africaine de développement place l’autonomisation des femmes au centre de ses interventions, notamment pour la réduction de la pauvreté et la résilience des communautés. La Banque s’est dotée le 3 février 2021 d’une stratégie du genre pour la période 2021-2025 qui ambitionne de transformer les secteurs clés du développement… Read More
Africa Central Africa Rwanda World 

Paul Kagame accuses the West of hoarding Covid-19 vaccines

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Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has accused the West of hoarding Covid-19 vaccines and “purchasing many times more doses than they need.” In an opinion article published on the news website The Guardian, the outspoken African leader “the current situation with regard to the access and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines vividly illustrates the decades-old contradictions of the world order.” “Rich and… Read More
Africa North Africa Sudan World 

Sudan’s PM forms new cabinet with 7 former rebel leaders

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– – Seven former rebel leaders have been appointed in the new cabinet of Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. It forms the dissolution of the previous cabinet on Sunday to form an inclusive government. The seven former rebel leaders were part of a peace deal signed in October. Veteran rebel leader and economist Gibril Ibrahim has been appointed Finance Minister to handle… Read More
Africa Business World 

Energy Council to host 5th Annual MSGBC Basin Summit & Exhibition in Dakar

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– – In 2020, President Macky Sall opened the Energy Council’s 4th MSGBC Basin Summit & Exhibition in Dakar. Held in partnership with PETROSEN, Senegal’s National Oil Company, the conference played host to the official launch of the country’s first offshore licensing round as well as welcoming Ministerial participation from all countries in the basin. The MSGBC Basin Summit &… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Kenya’s government wants caning re-introduced in schools

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– – Corporal punishment has been widely accepted as negative way of disciplining children whether at home or at school. For many activists against the practice, the human rights of these children are violated when caned. Corporal punishment is said to have serious effects on the health, safety and security of children as well as increasing the risk of physical… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

The Nigeria Police: Leading From The Back By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN

Elwin Mandowa,
The Nigeria Police Force was officially commissioned in or around 1930, as the main law enforcement outfit in Nigeria, with about 371,800 members. It was originally established around 1820 by the colonial powers, as an instrument of coercion and enforcement of the native authority system. When eventually the protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria were proclaimed in the early 1900s… Read More
Africa Sports World 

Bayern Munich beat Al Ahly to reach Fifa Club World Cup final

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– – Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich progressed to the Fifa Club World Cup final by beating Al Ahly in Qatar. The German champions dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead when Lewandowski slotted in. Egyptian side Al Ahly competed well after the break, with their pace on the counter a concern for Bayern. But Lewandowski… Read More
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