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The International Monetary Fund's executive board has approved a $3bn three-year loan programme for the Government of Ghana. The country has been battling its worst economic crisis in a generation.

In Nigeria, doctors in public hospitals have begun a 5-day strike. They are demanding better working conditions, and this has left many without healthcare.

Tunisia's journalist union has called for a protest against the recent sentencing of a journalist to five years in prison. Two students were recently arrested for a satirical song criticizing the security forces.

And human rights advocates in Malawi say the government is forcibly moving refugees to an overcrowded camp near the capital, Lilongwe. Last year, a High Court judge dismissed the refugees’ appeal against the government’s decision.

(Picture: Ghana is suffering its worst economic crisis in a generation. Credit: Getty Images)