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Gabon president’s party secures parliamentary majority
KIGALI, Rwanda The Democratic Union of Builders (UDB) party of Gabon’s President Brice Oligui Nguema won 102 out of 145 parliamentary seats after the country’s recent first and second round of legislative elections, according to results published...
Togo Expands Universal Health Insurance to Self-Employed Workers
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Togo’s CNSS extends Universal Health Insurance (AMU) to self-employed workers, including artisans, farmers, traders, and individual entrepreneurs. The program uses a flexible, advance-contribution system ranging from CFA10,000 to CFA102,000...
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GTA’s Kofi Atta Kakra Kusi honoured for exceptional support to Accra Arts an
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Kofi Atta Kakra Kusi, Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs at the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to the success of the international edition of the Accra Arts and Crafts Market. In a heartfelt...
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Ghana rights group files lawsuit against government’s acceptance of U.S. deportees
ACCRA, Ghana — A group of 14 people have become the latest West Africans deported from the U.S. to Ghana under an accord between the countries, said a lawyer whose group filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block the arrangement. Oliver...
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Saudi Arabia, Togo Reaffirm Strong Backing for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan at the UN
Rabat – Saudi Arabia and Togo have both renewed their strong support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the most credible and realistic solution to end the regional dispute over the Western Sahara. The two countries voiced their positions on Monday...
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Ghana rights group files lawsuit against government’s acceptance of US deportees
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A group of 14 people have become the latest West Africans deported from the U.S. to Ghana under an accord between the countries, said a lawyer whose group filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block the arrangement. Oliver...
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President of the Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW to Inaugurate the 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025, Being Held in the Gambia
Business Wire India The 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary will be officially inaugurated by The President of the Republic of The Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW, and attended by African First Ladies. The conference is being...
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UN-Sahara: Togo Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Autonomy Pla
Togo renewed, Monday in New York, its support for Morocco’s Autonomy initiative as the “most credible, realistic, and pragmatic” basis for a lasting political solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. Speaking before the 4th...
Togo Launches Review of AfCFTA Strategy to Boost Trade Benefits
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(Togo First) - Togo began revising its national strategy for implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on October 6. The Ministry of Trade, Handicrafts, and Local Consumption organized a three-day workshop in Lomé to update the...
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Cuban president congratulates the island’s environmentalists
3 Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, celebrated the receipt of the BSAP Reverse the Red 2025 award, granted by the International Union for Conservation of...
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Accra law firm challenges Ghana-US migration deal before Supreme Court
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Ghanaian lawyers have filed a petition before the country's highest court seeking the suspension of a bilateral migration agreement with the US. They claim the deal contradicts international treaties to which Ghana is a signatory and that since it...
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GIFF President Stephen Adjokatcher elected FIATA vice president
By Laudia Sawer Tema, Oct. 14, GNA — Mr. Stephen Adjokatcher, President of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), has been elected Vice President of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), the global...
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Congo's Government, Congo River Alliance sign ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism
Doha, Qatar: The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Congo River Alliance (M23 Movement) signed in Doha on Tuesday an agreement to establish a ceasefire monitoring and verification mechanism, facilitated by the State of...
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Togo Plans 10 New Agro-Processing Units With AfDB Support
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(Togo First) - • Togo will install 10 new agro-processing units under the Sahel Food and Nutrition Security Resilience Program (P2-P2RS). • The African Development Bank is financing the project with $6 million through its Transition Support...
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Togo to Host 12th Lomé Agriculture and Food Exhibition in October 14-20
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(Togo First) - The 12th Lomé International Agriculture and Food Exhibition (SIALO) will be held in Togo from October 14 to 20, 2025, at the CETEF Togo 2000 complex. This year’s edition will focus on the theme “Sustainable Transformation for a Food...
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FGBMFI Ghana Hosts First-Ever International Convention in Accra
The Ghana branch of the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International (FGBMFI) on Saturday held a Breakfast Meeting in Accra as part of its 2025 National Convention. The Breakfast Meeting, themed “Pursuing the Greatest Business,” featured a...
Africa’s Military Alliances Struggling with Multitude of Security Challenges
Given the persistent complex nature of conflicts in Africa and within the context of local conditions, African leaders are feverishly in search for sustainable solutions. Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has suggested that dealing with...
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Africa’s Military Alliances Struggling with Multitude of Security Challenges -By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh
Given the persistent complex nature of conflicts in Africa and within the context of local conditions, African leaders are feverishly in search for sustainable solutions. Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has suggested that dealing with...
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Ghana’s Stephen Adjokatcher elected vice president of Fiata at 2025 congress
Mr. Stephen Adjokatcher, President of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), has been elected, Vice President of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), the global body for Freight Forwarders. The...
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Togolese authorities want to sanction online dissenting voices
Togo’s State Prosecutor, Talaka Mawama at the press briefing in Lome on Friday, October 3 Faced with recurrent online calls for demonstrations by dissenting voices to demand better living conditions and the resignation of Faure Gnassingbé,...
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