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ECOWAS deploys 250 observers ahead of Nigeria elections

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed two hundred and fifty (250) observers for the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (ECOWAS-EOM) to the Presidential Election in Nigeria. The observers were deployed on Thursday, February 23, 2023, in Abuja, ahead of the February 25, 2023, Presidential Elections. As part of the ECOWAS electoral support to Member States, H.E. Dr.… Read More
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Burkina Faso: Over 50 soldiers killed, several missing

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Over 50 soldiers have been killed in an attack by presumed Islamists in the north of Burkina Faso. The army in Burkina Faso said in a statement that 51 bodies had been found so far. Several soldiers are still missing and three wounded soldiers had been evacuated from the scene. The military had said earlier on Monday that eight had… Read More
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ECOWAS: Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso denied readmission

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The West African regional bloc, ECOWAS has rejected a request from Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso to be re-admitted. These three countries have been suspended from ECOWAS following military takeover, which a democratic transition yet to take place. Foreign ministers from the three West African countries made the call for their reinstatement last week. A similar request was made to… Read More
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Ghana: Impacting a community through a library

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In a remote community of Sakyiama in Ghana, a lawyer is making efforts to promote the culture of reading among children with the building of a library. The founder of the Bekoe Public Library, Samuel Yaw Bekoe, grew up in Adieso where he began his primary education. He told Africa Feeds that helping to put up such a library was… Read More
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Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso seek re-entry into AU

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Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso are seeking re-entry into the African Union. The foreign affairs ministers of these countries are in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, to lobby to be let back into the AU as this week’s summit opens. All three countries were suspended from the African Union and the regional grouping Ecowas following military coups. Mali’s foreign ministry said… Read More
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Nigeria: President Buhari extends use of old naira notes amid shortages

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Buhari said that the old 500 and 1,000 naira notes could only be exchanged at the central bank and other designated places. But the 200 naira will remain in use for the next two months. – Advertisement – The central bank wanted the note swap initiative to curb cash in circulation and control double-digit inflation. But the International Monetary Fund… Read More
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Sierra Leone’s David Sengeh gets world best minister award

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Sierra Leone’s head of Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), Dr. Moinina David Sengeh has been awarded the best global minister award. Sengeh received the award from the World Government Summit Organization, a global, neutral, non-profit organization dedicated to shaping the future of governments. The Summit, in its various activities, explores the agenda of the next generation of governments,… Read More
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Tullow Oil seeks international arbitration on tax dispute with Ghana

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Tullow Oil has filed for arbitration in London over two tax bills amounting to $387 million which it’s unit in Ghana had received from local authorities. The company made this public in a statement on Tuesday. The two tax charges which Tullow disputes relate to a period from 2010 to 2020 and are in addition to taxes it has already… Read More
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Ghana names Chris Hughton as new head coach

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Former Brighton manager Chris Hughton has been appointed head coach of the Ghana national team. The 64-year-old has been working as a technical adviser for the Black Stars since February 2022. He replaces Otto Addo, who stepped down following the World Cup in Qatar, where Ghana finished bottom of Group H with one win from three matches. It is Hughton’s… Read More
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Sierra Leone: New customary land laws giving more to rural landowners

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A $476 million investment into Sierra Leone’s iron-ore-rich Northern Province offers new hope that rural communities will reap the rewards of the region’s considerable mineral deposits. The challenge for this West African nation has always been striking a win-win-win deal where investors, local communities, and the central government profit. Under the new deal, Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms Limited (Arise IIP)… Read More