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University of Ghana reduces fees for 2020/21 Academic Year

The decision was taken to give students and parents some relief, according to a notice from the university registrar.

Despite jihadist attacks, Burkina Faso holds presidential poll in ‘a climate of fear’

Tiny, landlocked Burkina Faso is the latest to enter the West African election cycle in 2020, which ends on December 27 in Niger.

BREAKING: Former President is dead.

He was Mali’s President from 2002

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on an ECOWAS Mission in Mali

Everything action is against regional unity with the post-coup d'état August regrouping of now-embargo-free Mali.

Two African women make WTO top job shortlist

The second process runs until the 6th of October.

Mali: The NCSP Junta Awaits a Response on Sanctions from ECOWAS

In the midst of all the instability in recent months, Malian people are the ones most affected by both the political turmoil and economic sanctions.

Kenya's Amina Mohamed qualifies for next round in race to head WTO

WTO General Council Chair David Walker announced that Ms Amina Mohamed and four other candidates will stay in the race after they secured “the broadest and deepest support from the WTO membership.”

EgyptAir to resume flights to Ghana, Nigeria this week

Egypt has resumed flights to a number of international destinations in July after a lockdown was effected on 19 March due to the coronavirus pandemic

Global Aid in Mauritius Oil Clean-Up Efforts

The spill is both an environmental and economic tragedy for Mauritius, which relies heavily on its waters for tourism and food production.

Japanese ship leaking tons of oil off Mauritius breaks in two

The ship was designed to stay from shore for at least 10 miles (16 kilometres).

Senior Muslim Brotherhood figure dies in prison

Egyptian authorities have denied inmate maltreatment or neglect of their health.

Mali: Opposition Group Rejects Offer To Meet President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita

The "June 5 Movement" said in a statement that it could not reach the 75-year-old Keita as its "activists are subject to a manhunt by the regime's repressive forces".

UN ‘strongly condemns’ rights abuses in Cameroon

We reiterate the readiness of the UN to work with all stakeholders towards a political solution to the crisis in the North-West and South-West of Cameroon through meaningful dialogue,’’ - Mr Dujarric

Al-Qaeda Influence Growing In North-West Nigeria, United States Warns

...no nation can come in and fix that problem for Nigeria.

Nigerian Medical Group Launches Operations in Liberia; Govt. Pledges Support

Oral Health Advocacy Initiative is a Pan-African Non-Governmental Organization that is committed to advancing the course of oral and dental health delivery in Africa, through advocacy, strategic partnership, and community mobilization.

Mali Crisis: 31 Parliamentarians Asked to Resign As ECOWAS Leaders take Tough Decisions

Nigeria's state minister for international affairs, Zubairu Dada, read the communique.

MALI Peace Summit Turned Deadlock As Buhari Arrives Home

The meeting was eventually unable to produce the outcome it required.

Uganda Records first coronavirus death, cases reach 1,079

Uganda now enters Botswana and Burundi in single-death nation group. Eritrea and Seychelles

Mali political crisis: Five ECOWAS leaders in Bamako to mediate

hey are supposed to seek the new mediation leg between counterpart Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and the key opposition protest movement-M5-RFP calling for resignation from Keita.

Uganda's Bobi Wine launches new party ahead of 2021 polls

In 2017 Bobi Wine won a seat in parliament as an independent candidate not endorsed by any party.

Egypt parliament approves military intervention in Libya

The GNA called his warnings a "declaration of war"

BREAKING: Sudan's Ex-President, al-Bashir Faces Death Sentence

The former head of state, who is scheduled to testify among 16 other witnesses, was already sentenced to two years for possessing foreign currency illegally.

Former Nigerian president named special envoy to Mali

Goodluck Jonathan served as Nigeria’s leader from 2010 to 2015

COVID-19 Has Worsen Africa’s Food Situation, IITA Chief Says

We are beginning to see the political dimension being built into the technical processes, and I believe that this is going to result in real energy that will be brought into the agriculture domain