W/African Nations to Adopt New Satellite Technology to Mitigate Flood

EnvironmentScience & TechnologyWest AfricaW/African Nations to Adopt New Satellite Technology to Mitigate Flood

PilotnewsAugust 19, 2020

Nigeria and other West African nations are set to adopt a new system of utilizing satellite technology in better predicting environmental patterns to help mitigate flood. The adoption follows an initiative by African Union (AU) Leaders and the European Union in the training of key stakeholders in the application of the technology. The training which opened in Abuja and is also to be held simultaneously in other West African Countries, is being conducted by the...

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Senegal’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 12,000-Mark With 160 New Infections

CoronavirusNewsWest AfricaSenegal’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 12,000-Mark With 160 New Infections

PilotnewsAugust 16, 2020

Senegal’s COVID-19 cases surpassed the 12,000-mark, on Saturday, after 160 more cases were reported in the past 24 hours by the country’s Health Ministry. Out of 1,886 tests conducted in the past 24 hours in two qualified labs, the ministry received 160 positive results, bring the total number of COVID-19 cases to 12,032 in Senegal. According to the spokesperson of the ministry, Dr Mamadou Ndiaye, the newly confirmed cases contain 67 follow-up contact cases, two...

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ECOWAS, Others Distribute 150 Animals to Vulnerable Households in Kebbi

NewsWest AfricaECOWAS, Others Distribute 150 Animals to Vulnerable Households in Kebbi

PilotnewsAugust 9, 2020

Economic Committee of West Africa States (ECOWAS) and two other development organisations have distributed 150 animals to vulnerable households in Kebbi State towards making them self sufficient. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  reports that the collaborating NGOs are Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food and the Association for the Promotion of Livestock Breeding in the Sahel and Savannah Regional Africa. NAN also reports that the distribution of 150 animals which was done at Tullun Dabaga Bachaka...

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Mali Peace Mission: President Buhari Returns to Abuja

NewsWest AfricaMali Peace Mission: President Buhari Returns to Abuja

PilotnewsJuly 24, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening returned from Bamako, Mali, after many hours of consultations and closed-door meetings meant to mitigate the political crisis in that country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was attended by the host President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita; Presidents Machy Sall of Senegal, Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana and  Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire. A resistance group, M5, is insisting that the Constitutional Court must be dissolved, and...

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Asante, Ouattara Reelected ECOWAS Court’s President, Vice

Law & JusticeWest AfricaAsante, Ouattara Reelected ECOWAS Court’s President, Vice

PilotnewsJuly 17, 2020

The President of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, Justice Edward Asante has been re-elected for a second term of two years by the team of five judges of the Court. A statement issued by the court on Friday, said that during the election that was conducted on Wednesday, the Vice President of the court, Justice Gberi-be Ouattara, was also re-elected for another term of two years. Reacting to his re-election, Asante commended his colleagues...

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ECOWAS Appoints Ex-President Jonathan to Mediate in Mali’s Crisis

Foreign PolicyNewsWest AfricaECOWAS Appoints Ex-President Jonathan to Mediate in Mali’s Crisis

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 15, 2020

Economic Community of West African States has appointed former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan as a special envoy to resolve the political crisis in its member state, Mali. Jonathan is expected to bring together key parties together in the country, this include President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, opposition leaders, civil society and religious organizations for a dialogue on the crisis. In the recent week, protest has been rocking Mali, with protesters demanding for President Keita to step...

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Rights’ Violation: ECOWAS Court Fines Togolese Govt. 16m CFA

NewsWest AfricaRights’ Violation: ECOWAS Court Fines Togolese Govt. 16m CFA

PilotnewsJune 26, 2020

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the government of Togo to pay 16 million CFA Francs as compensation for shutting down the internet twice in 2017. A statement issued by the court on Friday said that the panel of three Justices found that shutting the internet violated the rights of the plaintiffs to freedom of expression. On the three-member panel of the court were Honourable Justices Gberi-Be Ouattara (presiding) and Dupe Atoki. By...

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Senegalese President Self-quarantines for 2 Weeks After Contact with COVID-19 Carrier

CoronavirusNewsWest AfricaSenegalese President Self-quarantines for 2 Weeks After Contact with COVID-19 Carrier

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

Senegalese President Macky Sall has self-isolated himself for two weeks as a precaution after coming into contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19, the presidential office said on Thursday. Seydou Gueye, the president’s adviser in charge of communications, said that Sall had taken the COVID-19 test after being exposed to coronavirus. The results came back negative. “However, following the doctors’ recommendations on this issue, the president has been isolated for two weeks,...

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West African bloc Urges Mali to Re-Run Disputed Elections Amid Mass Protests

PoliticsWest AfricaWest African bloc Urges Mali to Re-Run Disputed Elections Amid Mass Protests

PilotnewsJune 21, 2020

BAMAKO  – West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Saturday called on Mali to re-run some of its contested local elections and convene a government of national unity after anti-government protests swept the capital Bamako. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Friday for the second time in a month to demand President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita step down. Keita, who was re-elected in 2018 for a second five-year term, has struggled with an...

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ECOWAS Court Begins Virtual Sessions Monday, to Deliver 10 Judgments

NewsWest AfricaECOWAS Court Begins Virtual Sessions Monday, to Deliver 10 Judgments

PilotnewsJune 20, 2020

Three months after the suspension of sittings as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic, the ECOWAS Court of Justice is set to resume its sessions on Monday, June 22. A statement issued by the communications department of the court on Friday, said that the sessions are going to be virtual while 10 judgments are proposed to be delivered during the inaugural sitting. Going by the directive of the President of the Court, Hon. Justice Edward...

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