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ECOWAS Heads of State meet for an ordinary session in Abuja

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– – The Sixty-Second Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) would take place on Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria. The Heads of State will be considering reports from the Council of Ministers meeting, which held from December 01 to 02, 2022, in Abuja. The West African leaders… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Nigeria to abolish English as language of teaching in schools

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– – The Nigerian government is rolling out a policy aimed at promoting the teaching of primary school pupils in their local languages. That policy means pupils won’t have to be taught in the English language, a practice that has lasted for decades. Education Minister Adamu Adamu told journalists on Wednesday that the new framework known as the National Language… Read More
Africa Business World 

NEAR partners with Afropolitan

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– – Afropolitan, the first-ever digital nation empowering Africans to build abundant lives, has partnered with the NEAR Foundation , the non-profit that oversees the development of the ecosystem built around NEAR Protocol, to enable citizens to control their assets, data, and the power of governance. Through this partnership, the NEAR community and Afropolitans will collaborate on several fronts. Afropolitan… Read More
Africa Europe Featured World 

African CSOs concerned about ruling on beneficial ownership transparency

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– – As European Union and African Union representatives meet on Monday 28 November 2022 to review progress following the EU-AU Summit in February, thirty-two African and European civil society organisations have raised concerns about threats to ground-breaking EU transparency measures which could impact the much that has been achieved to put in place measures to prevent and to combat… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Kenyan ministers to forgo their salaries for a month

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– – Kenyan ministers will forgo their salaries for one month in solidarity with people who have been affected by the ongoing drought in parts of the country. A statement from the presidency said the cabinet agreed that the funds collected from all members of the cabinet would contribute to the state interventions to support the affected Kenyans. It also noted… Read More
Africa Ghana Human Rights West Africa World 

Ghana: Chaining people with mental health conditions persists

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– – Ghana’s government has taken inadequate steps to end the chaining and inhumane treatment of people with real or perceived mental health conditions – psychosocial disabilities – in faith-based and traditional healing centers despite a 2017 ban on such treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. A decade after the adoption of the 2012 Mental Health Act, which establishes a… Read More
Africa South Africa Southern Africa World 

South Africa’s prison service rejects Jacob Zuma’s return to jail

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– – South Africa’s prison service has rejected a court decision asking for former president Jacob Zuma to be sent back to jail. The prison service has now said it will challenge the court ruling delivered this week. “Having carefully studied the judgement, Correctional Services is convinced that another court may arrive at a different conclusion,” the Department of Correctional… Read More
Africa Sports World 

NFL: Are the Bengals hitting their form at the perfect time?

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– – Game week 10 in the NFL was a perfect one for the Cincinnati Bengals. They travelled to the home of their rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, in the hopes of gaining a measure of revenge for the opening day defeat they received at the hands of the same team. And courtesy of the brilliance of quarterback Joe Burrow, that’s… Read More
Africa South Africa Southern Africa World 

SA top court orders ex-President Zuma’s return to jail

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– – South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday ordered that former President Jacob Zuma be sent back to prison to serve his 15-month jail term. The court upheld an earlier ruling that stated that Zuma’s medical parole was unlawful. “On any conceivable basis, the commissioner’s decision was unlawful and unconstitutional. The high court was correct to set it… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Equatorial Guinea: Nguema to extend 43-year rule as voters go to the polls

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– – Equatorial Guinea‘s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema is seeking to extend his time in office as voters go to the polls on Sunday. Obiang Nguema is the world’s longest-serving president staying in power for 43 years. Over 400,000 people out of the 1.5 million population registered to vote in this year’s general election. Voters will also be electing 100… Read More
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