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Arrest of 'Fix The Country' activist in Ghana

'Fix The Country' activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor was arrested after posting on social media that he would stage a coup if parliament passed a tax on mobile money transfers.

The arrest of 'Fix The Country' activist in Ghana; A group of activists in Ugandan petition against silence over the use of torture in Uganda; Mauritius plants its flag on Chagos Islands for the first time in fifty years; Why have the authorities in Sierra Leone banned the sale of Valentine's Day gifts in schools?

(Photo Credit: EDEM ROBBY ABBEYQUAYE)

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Mon 14 Feb 2022 19:06GMT
麻豆社 World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

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