282 Niger’s military has accused France of gathering forces and equipment in several West African countries with a view to launch a “military intervention” against Niamey. Colonel Amadou Abdramane, a spokesman for Niger’s coup leaders, made the claim on national television late on Saturday. He said France was continuing to deploy its forces in […]
307 A ban has been placed on the registration of new canoes for artisanal fishing for the next three years. This follows the implementation of a three-year moratorium on new artisanal canoe entry to take effect from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2026, for the artisanal sector. The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture […]
564 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has joined calls to get the death penalty removed from the country’s statutory books. President Akufo-Addo observed that criminal offenders slapped with the death penalty are rather given life sentences, adding that it’s logical if it’s removed completely from the law books. “Nevertheless, I think that the principle […]