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ANDE supports small businesses in West Africa at Ghana conference

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– – The Aspen Institute of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) is holding its Annual West Africa Regional Conference in person Ghana. The conference taking place at the Kempinski Hotel in Gold Coast, Accra begins on July 19 and ends on July 20, 2022. For four years, the ANDE West Africa Regional Conference has been a destination event for Enterprise Support Organizations,… Read More
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Nollywood veteran actress Ada Ameh is dead

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– – Popular Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh is reported dead by local Nigerian media outlets. Ameh was known for her role as Emu in Africa Magic family drama and The Johnsons. She died on Sunday night. She is reported to have collapsed and eventually died in Warri, Delta State, at about 11 p.m. on Sunday at a hospital. According to… Read More
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Ghana confirms outbreak of Marburg virus

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Ghanaian health officials have confirmed the outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in the country. Samples on these two cases had been taken to the Institut Pasteur in Senegal for further tests this month. The cases were found in Ghana’s Ashanti Region with the person who had the suspected virus already reported dead. The highly infectious disease was recorded in… Read More
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Ivory Coast: President Ouattara meets ex-leaders to reconcile

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– – Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has held talks with his predecessors Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Konan Bédié in the capital city as part of efforts to reconcile the country. The three men have been long-time rivals and such rivalry often led to tensions for decades. This was the trio’s first meeting together since a bitter civil war in 2010,… Read More
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Egypt suspends activities of its contingent in Mali UN mission

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– – Egypt on Friday announced it has suspended the activities of its contingent in Mali peacekeeping mission temporarily. The United Nations was informed of this move by Egypt with officials citing increased attacks on peacekeepers who escort convoys supplying UN bases. A UN spokesperson said on Friday that the attacks have caused the death of seven Egyptian soldiers since… Read More
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Mali suspends all new UN peacekeeping missions

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– – Mali’s military-led government has announced it is suspending all new troop rotations by U.N. peacekeeping mission MINUSMA temporarily. The announcement on Thursday comes days after Malian forces arrested 49 soldiers from Ivory Coast who had arrived in country for the MINUSMA operations. Mali said the soldiers entered the country without permission, but Ivory Coast said the Malian authorities… Read More
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Gambia: Former spy chief and four others sentenced to death

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– – A former intelligence chief, Yankuba Badjie, and four other security agents have been sentenced to death by a local court. The local court judge sentenced the five to death for the killing in 2016 of a political activist in the final days of brutal rule under former President Yahya Jammeh. Yankuba Badjie was officially charged in 2017 with… Read More
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Gambia’s Alieu Touray takes over as ECOWAS commission president

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– – There has been a change of management at the ECOWAS Commission as the tenure of the management led by Jean-Claude Kassi Brou came to an end after four years. Brou handed over to a new management led by Dr. Omar Alieu Touray from The Gambia. Touray’s tenure started on Wednesday July 13, 2022 and will now operate from… Read More
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Ghana confirms two suspected cases of Marburg virus

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– – Ghanaian health officials have confirmed that two suspected cases of Marburg virus have been recorded in the country. Samples on these two cases though have been taken to the Institut Pasteur in Senegal for further tests. The cases were found in Ghana’s Ashanti Region with the person who had the suspected virus already reported dead. In a statement… Read More
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Kenya freezes Nigerian tech firm’s bank accounts over fraud allegations

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– – Kenya has frozen bank accounts run by a Nigerian online payments’ company on the orders of a court. The Kenyan court ordered the freeze over allegations that the firm’s accounts were linked to fraud and money-laundering. Kenya’s Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) said it sought and was granted orders freezing a total of 6.2bn shillings ($52.5m; £43.9m) in 62 bank… Read More
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