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Togo Elections: ECOWAS Deploys Election Observation Mission

Daily Dispatch April 28, 2024

The President of the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS) Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has deployed an Election Observation Mission of 40 observers to Togo to monitor the legislative and regional elections scheduled for 29 April 2024 According to a statement at the weekend,

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Power Minister Resigns Over Electricity Crisis

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2024

The Minister of Energy in Sierra Leone has on Friday resigned, according to the president’s office, following the recent interruptions to the country’s electricity supply. Although the reason behind Alhadji Kanja Sesay’s resignation were not officially explained, and the energy ministry did not respond to a request for comment from AFP. The ministry has been […]

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Breaking: Chief of Defence Forces, eight others involved in helicopter crash

Daily Dispatch April 18, 2024

A military chopper carrying Kenya’s Chief of Defence Forces Francis Ogolla on Thursday afternoon crashed at the Kaben-Cheptulel border between Elgeyo Marakwet and West Pokot counties. The chopper was reportedly carrying nine people at the time it went down.

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Palestinian Envoy appeals for international help to rescue thousands trapped under debris in Gaza

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2024

Ambassador of Palestine to Nigeria, Mr Abdullah Shawesh has appealed to the international community to assist in rescuing thousands of people that may be still under debris in Gaza following prolonged attack of the city by Israeli forces. Addressing the media on the ongoing attack of Gaza by Israeli force, the envoy said since 13,000 […]

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Somalia: MSF helps address protracted humanitarian crisis in Baidoa

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2024

By Abdulkareem Yakubu “Baidoa has been a place where MSF worked for a long time. Today it is struggling with a large number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). There are about 1.1 million people in Baidoa and its surroundings. Of those, nearly 740,000 are IDPs and the conditions they are struggling with are profound”, said […]

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Rwanda warns that allowing hatred, disunity to fester could lead to genocide

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2024

Rwanda has warned of the dangers of allowing hatred and disunity to fester, insisting that this could lead to genocide like it witnessed over 30 years ago where a million people were killed in the spate of 100 days. The Rwandan High Commissioner to Nigeria, Christophe Bazivamo, stated this at the 30th commemoration of the […]