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UN Concerned After Niger Quits Force Fighting Armed Islamist Groups

  • April 4, 2025

The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General has expressed concern over Niger’s decision to withdraw from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNTJF)  fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa. Leonardo Santos Simão, who is also head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), on Thursday told the Security Council […]

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Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey Receives Mahama’s Blessing as She Assumes Duty as Commonwealth Secretary-General

  • April 2, 2025

Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Ghana’s immediate past Foreign Minister on Tuesday, April 1, assumed duty in London as the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Prior to her departure for London, Madam Ayorkor Botchwey called on President Mahama at the Presidency in Accra to seek his blessings. She was accompanied by Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister […]