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Ghana asks ‘noisy’ Mosques to use WhatsApp to call to prayers

Officials in Ghana have ordered Muslim leaders and managers of Mosques to consider using the social media platform WhatsApp to call Muslims to prayers.

Togo: Security personnel crackdown on protesters

Security personnel in Togo were deployed on Wednesday to crackdown on opposition protesters demanding an end to the rule of Faure Gnassingbe.

[Photo] – Nigerian brides leave wedding event to write final exams

They were expected to stay on and enjoy the best moment of their lives, but two Nigerian brides left their wedding receptions to sit for their final exams at school.

Newspaper workers critical of Liberia’s Weah arrested

Newspaper workers in Liberia who have been critical of the government of President George Weah have been arrested.

Buhari of Nigeria to seek re-election in 2019

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday announced his intention to seek re-election in the 2019 presidential election.

Nigerian army rescues 149 people from Boko Haram

Soldiers in Nigeria have rescued some 149 persons in a special operation to fight back the insurgency of the militant group, Boko Haram.

Sierra Leone’s new leader gets backing of defeated candidate

Sierra Leone's new president, Julius Maada Bio on Saturday held a meeting with the defeated presidential candidate in last month’s run-off election, Samura Kamara.

Mine collapse in Ghana kills 6

Six people have been killed in Ghana's Bono Ahafo region after a tunnel roof at a mining site collapsed on workers.

14 militants killed by Mali army

Mali’s army said on Saturday it had killed 14 jihadist suspects who were trying to escape detention in its central region, the latest in a string of killings by the armed forces that have provoked condemnation from rights groups.

Fall army worms invade farms in Ghana

Fall armyworms have invaded farm lands in Ghana with vast crops reportedly destroyed.

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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