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West Africa has been defined as including the 18 countries Benin, Burkina Faso, the island of Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, the island of Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe and Togo.

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Detention of 21 LGBT activists in Ghana sparks protests in U.S

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– – There have been protests outside the Ghana Embassy in the United States of America over the continuous detention of some 21 LGBTQ activists in the West African country. If follows the latest decision of a court in Ghana’s Volta Region to deny them bail for the fourth time. The court also ordered that the suspects be put into… Read More
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Mali’s interim president Goita commits to credible transition

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– – On Monday Mali’s coup leader Colonel Assimi Goita was sworn in as the transitional president – that’s an elevation from previous vice president role. Goita carried out a second coup last month leading to the resignation of the previous interim president and prime minister who were accused of working against the transitional road map. The new interim president… Read More
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Ghana’s President wants Hudson-Odoi to play for Black Stars

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Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo has said he wants Chelsea footballer, Callum Hudson-Odoi to play for the Black Stars. Hudson-Odoi is a Ghanaian-born and has already played for England but still has the possibility of switching nationality to play for Ghana. On Monday, 7th June 2021, the Chelsea player who is on holidays in Ghana paid a courtesy call on President… Read More
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Rival militant group says Boko Haram leader killed himself

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– – The leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has reportedly killed himself. The announcement was made by rival Islamist militants in an audio recording. In the audio obtained by news agencies, the Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) said Shekau died detonating explosives on himself after a battle between the two groups. Shekau was reported dead… Read More
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Popular Nigerian preacher TB Joshua is dead

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– – Popular Nigerian preacher and founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua has died a few days away from celebrating his 58th birthday. He died suddenly on Saturday evening after a church service in Lagos, with his church confirming the news of his death on Sunday morning. Prophet TB Joshua as he is popular… Read More
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Africa Week of Action for Child Online Protection launched

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– – The African Telecommunication Union (ATU) and Child Online Africa (COA) will host the first ever Africa Week of Action for Child Online Protection (AWA4COP) that will focus on rallying African countries to keep the momentum and continue creating awareness on Child Online Protection in order to safeguard the well-being, integrity, and safety of African children online. This week… Read More
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Malians hold rally in support of coup leader Assimi Goita

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– – Mali’s coup leader, Colonel Assimi Goita is gradually attracting significant support from citizens despite international pressure to a switch to civilian rule. On Friday, several hundred supporters of Mali’s M5 opposition movement gathered at a central square in the capital Bamako to rally behind the military leader. It was also the commemoration of the launch of the mass… Read More
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Freedom of Religion or Belief and Non-Religious Persecution in Nigeria

Leo Igwe,
All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group Chair, Baroness Bakewell, Other distinguished parliamentarians, Fellow Humanists, Ladies and Gentlemen. When our forebears enshrined in article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the right to freedom of religion or belief, they acknowledged the inalienability of the right to think and believe freely. They recognized that for societies to prosper and flourish, and for human beings… Read More
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African Union suspends Mali over political crisis

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– – The African Union is the latest organization to announce that it has suspened Mali following last week’s military coup. That was the second time in nine months soldiers had taken up arms to control the government. Last year the soldiers toppled the government led by ex-President Keita. A transitional process was in place after an interim President and… Read More
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Mali coup leaders appoint new prime minister

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– – Mali’s coup leaders have named Choguel Kokalla Maïga as new prime minister after last week’s military takeover. Transitional president Colonel Assimi Goïta who is leader of the coup named the new prime minister after ECOWAS suspended Mali. The African Union also followed suit also suspending Mali from the group until civilian rule is restored to the country. Mali’s… Read More
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