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Ghana: Xenophobia – Ghana Rejects MTN's Donation for Affected Ghanaians
[Premium Times] Ghana said it had already made adequate financial provision for the evacuation and reintegration of affected Ghanaian citizens.
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Gambia: Rising Costs Push Gambian Small Businesses to the Brink
[Foroyaa] Rising costs of raw materials, electricity, transportation, imported equipment and finance had placed growing pressure on small businesses in The Gambia, with some entrepreneurs buying fewer materials,…
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Africa: CAS to Hear Senegal AFCON Title Appeal in October
[Ghanaian Times] The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced on Friday that Senegal's appeal of the decision to strip them of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON)…
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Nigeria: Non-Accountability for Fuel Subsidy Removal Not On Us – Govs
[Vanguard] The 36 state governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, have distanced themselves from blame that sub-national governments have not been able to properly…
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Guinea: Guinea President Sacks 173 Soldiers for Desertion
[allAfrica] President Mamadi Doumbouya has dismissed 173 military personnel for alleged desertion. This includes Colonel Michel Lamah, a member of the elite Special Forces unit who helped him…
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Nigeria: Demise of Eagle Online Publisher, Dotun Oladipo, Painful Loss to Media, Nation – Tinubu
[This Day] Abuja -- President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the sudden death of former Political Editor of The Punch newspaper and Publisher of The Eagle…
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Nigeria: Stop Practices Eroding Public Trust in Healthcare – Govt to Doctors
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has challenged Nigerian doctors to confront professional misconduct within their ranks, warning that absenteeism, diversion of public patients, informal payments and other unethical practices…
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Ghana: President Mahama Announces Fresh Ministerial Reshuffle
[Ghanaian Times] President John Dramani Mahama has made further changes to his government in a mini-reshuffle announced on Wednesday.
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Nigeria: Katsina Survey – 88% of Households Consume 1-3 Food Varieties Daily, 61% of Recent Births Occurred At Home
[Premium Times] Katsina's new household survey shows wide gaps in food consumption, income and maternal healthcare, with poorer households and rural women recording worse outcomes across several indicators.
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'If you started running, they shot you' – inside Nigeria's growing kidnapping crisis
Many communities are living in fear of being kidnapped for ransom as the crisis spreads further south.
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Nigeria: Analysis – COP17: Top Issues Dividing, Shaping Ongoing Negotiations in Mongolia
[Premium Times] As UNCCD COP17 enters its final days in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, negotiators remain divided over a proposed global drought instrument, finance for land restoration, rangeland management and…
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Nigeria: NFF Probe Uncovers Deep-Seated Rot, Calls for Sweeping Reforms in Nigerian Football
[Leadership] The Nigeria Football Federation's fact-finding committee set up to investigate the country's recent decline in international football has uncovered a raft of administrative, technical and structural weaknesses,…