West Africa

Ivory coast: ministers prevented from attending cabinet meeting

Ivory coast: ministers prevented from attending cabinet meeting

Some ministers and other government officials in Ivory Coast were barred from attending the cabinet meeting on Wednesday after failing to show proof of vaccination or present Covid-19 test certificates. At least eight officials reportedly did not attend the meeting. According to Ivorian media, absentees included the minister of communication, …

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Niger: eight Rwandan nationals permanently expelled

Niger: eight Rwandan nationals permanently expelled

Eight Rwandan nationals have permanently been expelled from Niger for diplomatic reasons, the Nigerien Interior and Decentralization minister, Hamadou Adamou Souley has announced. In a decree signed on Monday, the minister notified that the people concerned had seven days to permanently leave the country. “The people whose names follow are …

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