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Mali’s President detained by soldiers amid fears of another coup

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– – There are fears Mali may be witnessing another military coup after soldiers detained the country’s president and prime minister. Soldiers reportedly unhappy with a recently announced transitional government on Monday took the president and prime minister by force to the Kati military camp. The camp is a few kilometres from the capital Bamako as fears grow of a… Read More
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Gambia: Commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes

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– – Testimony before a Gambian truth commission linking former president Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave crimes during his 22 years in office should be followed by criminal accountability, Human Rights Watch said today with the release of a video, “Truth and Justice in Gambia.” On May 27, 2021, the Gambia Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) is scheduled to conclude over two years of publicly televised sessions.… Read More
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Mali’s coup leaders have seized power again

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– – Mali’s coup leaders have announced that they have seized power once more, after relieving interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane of their duties. On Monday the sacked president and prime minister for the transitional government were detained by soldiers. The soldiers reportedly were unhappy with a recently announced transitional government. They took the president and… Read More
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Ethiopia: Over 100 former peacekeepers seek refuge in Sudan

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– – More than 100 former peacekeepers from Ethiopia have sought international protection to apply for asylum in Sudan. The Ethiopian peacekeepers originally from the conflict hit Tigray region have refused to return to Ethiopia out of fear of persecution. They had been part of the recently closed UN mission in Darfur. The UN says instead of returning home when their mission… Read More
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Radar Payments to drive Vista Bank Group’s payment activities

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– – BPC is proud to announce that the Vista Bank Group (Vista) has selected its paytech provider Radar Payments to drive its global payment processing activities. Vista is a Pan-African financial services company, which aims to contribute to economic growth and financial inclusion across Africa. It has an ambitious agenda to challenge the status quo and deliver a superior… Read More
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Ghana: Doctor poisons colleague’s water with HIV blood

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– – Police in Ghana are investigating a case involving the contamination of a medical doctor’s drinking water with HIV-infected blood. The act is suspected to have been carried out by another doctor following a disagreement between the two. Both doctors work at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Ghana’s a premier hospital, Korle Bu. State-owned newspaper, the Daily… Read More
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Ghana’s ex-president Mahama named AU Special Envoy to Somalia

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– – The African Union (AU) has named Ghana’s former president, John Mahama as its High Representative to Somalia. The former Ghanaian leader has been tasked by the AU to try and resolve the dire political crisis in Somalia. Somalia has witnessed heightened tension in recent weeks after the incumbent president decided to approve an extension to his tenure in… Read More
Pacific 

‘No time to lose’, stop flow of deadly weapons to Myanmar military now, urges UN rights expert

Village Reporter
Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the southeast Asian nation, underscored in a statement, the need to stop the flow of weapons and so called dual-use weapons technology into the hands of forces under the command of the military junta, describing it as “literally a matter of life and death.” “There is no time to… Read More
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India’s new COVID-19 wave is spreading like ‘wildfire’, warns UN Children’s Fund

Village Reporter
In the last 24 hours, India registered 3,915 coronavirus deaths and 414,188 cases “which is the highest daily case count recorded by any country in the history of COVID-19 pandemic”, said Yasmin Ali Haque, UNICEF Representative in India. “UNICEF is of course very concerned about this deadly daily surge in new cases”, she added. “This wave is almost four times… Read More
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