The Malian army has abandoned several positions in Gao, its second-largest military region, after fierce fighting over the weekend, locals…
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South Africans block children from other African countries from school
From targeting Black immigrants from other African countries, Black South Africans have now turned their attention to little children whose…
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EU announces €235m aid for West, Central Africa
The European Commission has announced €235 million in humanitarian assistance to support the most vulnerable people in West and Central…
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ECOWAS seeks integrated, data-driven approach to end malaria in West Africa
Health leaders in West Africa have called for a unified, multi-sectoral and data-driven approach to malaria elimination. They said that…
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UK court jails Nigerian couple for £433,000 tax fraud
A Nigerian couple, Luciana and Femi Akanbi, have been jailed in the United Kingdom for orchestrating a large-scale fraud involving…
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ECOWAS Parliament adopts 5 resolutions to tackle child exploitation
By Florence Joshua, Freetown The Economic Community of West Africa States’ (ECOWAS) parliament has adopted a five-point resolution to tackle…
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Child Exploitation: ECOWAS parliamentarians seek long term solutions
By Florence Joshua By Florence Joshua Stakeholders at a town hall meeting organised by the Economic Community of West Africa…
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Sierra Leone unveils strategy to tackle street children crisis
By Florence Joshua The Sierra Leonean government said it has outlined a comprehensive national approach to addressing the growing number…
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Lawmakers move to criminalise street begging in ECOWAS region
Florence Joshua Parliamentarians drawn from the West Africa region have called for laws criminalising street begging involving children and a…
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