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Denmark To Close Embassies In Burkina Faso, Mali After Mali Ordered Swedish Ambassador To Leave Country

Denmark announced on Monday that it will close its embassies in Burkina Faso and Mali as part of a new strategy for its...

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Liberian Government Denies Defaulting On Payments After World Bank Suspends Funding

The Liberian government has denied defaulting on payments after the World Bank suspended the country’s access to funding. The World Bank told FrontPage...

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ECOWAS To Visit Liberia After Weah Files Complaint Against Government

A high-level delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is expected to visit Liberia in response to a formal complaint...

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AES: Burkina Faso Backs Unified Education Program For Sahel States

The Burkinabe Prime Minister, Dr Apollinaire Kyélem de Tambèla, has expressed support for creating a unified educational program across the Confederation of the...

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Guinea: Heavy Rains In Capital Cause Significant Damage, Two People Reported Missing, Agency Says

Heavy rains in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, since Friday have caused significant damage, according to the National Agency for Management of Emergencies and Humanitarian...

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Gabon President Bans Govt Officials From Taking Holidays Abroad

Brice Oligui Nguema, the interim President of Gabon, has banned government officials from spending their holidays abroad. Nguema said the decision is intended...

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Senegal Begins Review Of Oil And Gas Contracts With Foreign Companies To Regain Control Of Resources

Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced the creation of a commission tasked with reviewing and renegotiating contracts with foreign companies, which critics argue...

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History: World’s Second Largest Diamond Discovered In Botswana 

The second largest diamond in the world has been unearthed in Botswana, one of the world’s leading diamond producers. The diamond, weighing 2,492...

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Ghanaian Businessman Donates $23,000 Worth Of Food To Burkinabe Refugees In Ghana

A Ghanaian entrepreneur has donated food worth about 13.671 million FCFA ($23,000) to Burkinabe refugees living in northern Ghana. The donation was made...

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Niger Government Reduces Public Healthcare Costs By 50 Per Cent

Niger government has announced a 50 per cent reduction in healthcare costs at public health facilities, effective September 1, 2024. This decision, approved...

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Nigeria’s New French Ambassador Facilitates Information Warfare In Africa, Endorsed Journalist’s Arrest In Benin

West Africa Weekly has gathered that the new ambassador of France to Nigeria, Marc Fonbaustier, is not only a disgraced former Hong Kong...

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AES Urges UN Security Council to Immediately Act Against Ukraine’s Alleged Support for Terrorism In Sahel Region 

The Confederation of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, has formally accused Ukraine of supporting international terrorism in the Sahel...