PRESS RELEASE: His Excellency President Adama Barrow has arrived in Accra, Ghana, for the 61st ECOWAS Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government. The summit scheduled to take place on Sunday 3rd July 2022 will bring together ECOWAS Leaders as they continue to review the political developments in Mali, […]
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G7 leaves people of Elmau, Germany cold: ‘Never again’
by DW The G7 leaders are meeting for three days in Elmau, Germany. The summit has turned this idyllic corner of Bavaria into a high-security zone that has impacted local businesses and schools, as Sabine Kinkartz found out. Chocolate is everywhere you look. Different varieties are stacked on large plates in […]
Former FIFA Chiefs Blatter and Platini get 20-month prison sentences
On 15 June 2022, Switzerland’s public prosecutor issued Sepp Blatter (86) and Michel Platini (66) with 20-month suspended prison sentences in connection with accusations of fraud against the football organisation FIFA, reported RTS. The week before, the two defendants had rejected all of the accusations, which included the improper transfer […]
Senegal’s Health Minister Sacked
President Macky Sall of Senegal has sacked his Health Minister Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr effective, 26th May 2022. He is replaced by Dr. Marie Khemesse Ndiaye, the director-general of Public Health, a statement from Senegal’s Presidency stated. Mr. Sarr’s sacking came following a series of problems encountered in his ministry involving […]