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Ghana has sucessfully evacuated survivors of a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso that left seven Ghanaian nationals dead in the northern town of Titao. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Ghana Armed Forces said the evacuation involved three Ghanaian tomato traders who were wounded during the attack. The operation was conducted on Tuesday by the Ghana Air Force as part of a coordinated humanitarian and security response by the government. The Armed Forces said the injured survivors had been transported to the 37 Military Hospital for further medical assessment and treatment. They also expressed condolences to the families of…

Namibia has received nine specialised vehicles valued at US$10 million from the European Union in a move aimed at strengthening the country’s livestock value chain and safeguarding meat exports to European markets. The vehicles were handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform and are designed to operate across rough and remote terrain. Authorities say they will enhance veterinary services, livestock inspection and disease surveillance in hard-to-reach farming areas. Namibia remains the only African nation authorised to export fresh beef to the European Union, a status that depends on strict animal health controls and robust traceability…

President Hakainde Hichilema on Wednesday ordered the immediate resignation of Health Minister Elijah Muchima in an unexpected Cabinet reshuffle. The Zambian head of state also dismissed the Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise Development, Elias Mubanga, citing Article 116 (3) (a) of the Constitution of Zambia as the legal basis for the move. No reasons were provided for the abrupt dismissals. However, the President thanked both ministers for their service to the nation. “The President has conveyed his appreciation to Honourable Muchima and Honourable Mubanga for their service to the Government of the Republic of Zambia and extends his best…

Nigeria’s Ministry of Health has ordered the immediate retirement of directors who have spent eight years or more in the directorate cadre across its departments, agencies and federal health institutions. In a memo signed by Tetshoma Dafeta, Director overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary, the ministry instructed affected officers, particularly those who reached the eight-year mark as of December 31, 2025, to hand over their duties and exit the service without delay. The directive aligns with a government-wide enforcement drive led by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation to implement tenure limits under…

The Gambia’s telecommunications industry continues to show strong growth, with active mobile subscribers reaching 3.48 million in 2024,  according to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). A report presented on Thursday to the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) highlighted the competitive dynamics of the market. Africell, with over one million active users, leads the sector with widespread network coverage and strong customer loyalty. Qcell follows with more than 800,000 subscribers, while Comium serves over 600,000 users. Gamcel, the state-owned operator, trails with approximately 52,000 active users. The report also indicated that the sector employs 2,853 workers, encompassing both full-time…

Namibia’s mining sector has come under parliamentary scrutiny following findings that companies are using subcontractors to employ workers at lower wages and reduced benefits. The Parliamentary Committee on Poverty Eradication and Labour raised concerns that the practice undermines labour protections and weakens workers’ rights across the industry. Committee chairperson Justina Jonas presented the report’s findings to mining industry representatives in Windhoek, warning that the subcontracting model appears to prioritise cost-cutting over fair employment standards. The committee observed a recurring pattern in which permanent employees are retrenched and later rehired through subcontracting arrangements under less favourable terms across several mining operations.…

The United Nations Security Council has added its voice to the growing number of condemnations following a terror attack in Nigeria’s North Central Kwara State, which has killed an estimated 170 people as of February 3. Members of the Security Council, in a statement issued on Tuesday, strongly condemned the attack, describing it as heinous and cowardly, and noting that it resulted in the loss of at least 100 lives and the destruction of property. They expressed their “deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the Government and the people of Nigeria.” The Council members…

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed the Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026, concluding a tense and rowdy legislative process marked by disagreements over Clause 60, which addresses the electronic transmission of election results. Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, sought to remove provisions permitting manual transmission where electronic systems fail, arguing for stronger safeguards to ensure transparency. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said he believed the demand had earlier been withdrawn, but opposition lawmakers immediately objected. Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, citing Order 52(6) of the Senate Standing Orders, argued that revisiting a matter already ruled upon would be out of…

Rwanda is taking a significant step to strengthen education, advance health outcomes, and improve public sector systems with the introduction of artificial intelligence across multiple sectors. The government on Tuesday sealed a three-year partnership with Anthropic, an American artificial intelligence company headquartered in San Francisco, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). “This partnership with Anthropic is an important milestone in Rwanda’s AI journey. Our goal is to continue to design and deploy AI solutions that can be applied at a national level to strengthen education, advance health outcomes, and enhance governance with an emphasis on our context,”…

Nigeria and the Netherlands have reaffirmed their strategic partnership to strengthen institutional responses against human trafficking and related violence. The meeting held in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja was to review the progress under the Building an Environment Free of Human Trafficking and Violence Against Persons in Nigeria, (TIPVAP NG), project. The Second Project Steering Committee Meeting, organised by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development, (ICMPD), in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP), received support from the Netherlands’ Ministry of Asylum and Migration. The meeting also reviewed the implementation progress under the Justice and…