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Jammeh loyalists pose security threat to Gambia’s new government

Loyalists of former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh are reported to be posing security threat to the new government of the West African country. According to...

Ghana’s first Satellite released into orbit after successful launch

Ghana's first satellite called Ghansat-1 was on Friday released into orbit after its successful launch in June. Ghanasat-1 was launched into International Space Station (ISS)...

Ghana: Mental Health Patients Freed from Chains

The Mental Health Authority of Ghana has taken steps to release 18 people, including two girls, held in shackles at Nyakumasi Prayer Camp, a spiritual healing center in...

US grants Gambia robotics students visas after rejection

The five teenage students from Gambia who were refused visas by the United States in April have now been granted visas after attending a...

Niger soldiers kill 14 civilians mistaken for militants

Soldiers in Niger killed 14 unarmed civilians after mistaking them for Boko Haram militants during a patrol in the remote southeast of the country,...

Teenager survives 12-hr Lagos-London flight in wheel compartment

Nigerian authorities have launched an investigation into claims that a teenager survived 12 hours hidden in the wheel compartment of a plane between Lagos...

Ghana mine collapse: Rescue efforts end with bodies still trapped

Officials in Ghana have announced an end to ongoing efforts to rescue persons who are trapped in a collapsed mine operated by illegal small...

Nigeria land dispute: Hundreds killed and displaced

A government official says communal clashes in Nigeria's southern Cross River State over land ownership have killed scores of people and displaced thousands. Cross River...

French prosecutor wants Obiang’s son jailed and fined

A French public prosecutor on Wednesday asked a court to sentence the son of Equatorial Guinea's president to three years in jail on charges...

Gambia: Students denied US visas for robotics contest

Five teenage students from Gambia due to compete in an international robotics competition in Washington this month have been denied visas by the United...

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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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