Senegal’s economic growth will fall to less than 3% in 2020 from a forecast 6.8% because of the coronavirus, President Macky Sall said on Friday. “Our sustained economic growth over several years is being brutally curbed,” Sall said in a speech, adding that the West African country’s tourism industry would[Read More…]
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Nigeria imposes harsh restrictions for journalist movement and access, citing coronavirus
Authorities in Nigeria must ensure that measures taken to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic do not prevent journalists from covering the news freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Yesterday, Nigerian Information Minister Lai Mohammed said that journalists would be required to carry a valid identity card to move[Read More…]
Guinea’s Referendum Marred By Violence
Opposition supporters in Guinea attacked a polling station and clashed with police in the capital, Conakry, in an attempt to disrupt a referendum which they say President Alpha Conde wants to use to extend his time in office. They also vandalised voting equipment that was also being used in coinciding[Read More…]
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