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Ivory Coast cocoa farmers urged to raise output and quality

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara urged cocoa farmers to raise production and quality and said a 40 percent fall in global cocoa prices this...

Outspoken Nigerian emir facing graft probe

One of Nigeria's most prominent Muslim leaders is under investigation on suspicion of embezzlement, fuelling rumours that some want him removed after he made...

More than 20 militants on Mali, Burkina border killed

France has killed more than 20 militants hiding in a forest near the border between the West African countries of Mali and Burkina Faso...

Barrow marks 100 days in office and claims Gambians are a bit impatient

President of the Gambia, Adama Barrow, says he understands the impatience of the citizenry 100 days after he took over the reigns of the...

Mali extends state of emergency to quell Islamist attacks

Mali's National Assembly has voted to extend a state of emergency by six months in a bid to quell an upsurge in attacks by...

Africa rejects Europe’s ‘dirty diesel’

Governments in West Africa are taking action to stop the import of fuel with dangerously high levels of sulfur and other toxins. Much of...

Nigeria releases Biafra separatist leader Kanu on bail

The leader of a group calling for the secession of an area in southeast Nigeria, formerly known as Biafra, was released on bail on...

WHO explains cause of mystery deaths in Liberia

The World Health Organization (W.H.O) has explained how some nine people died mysteriously in Liberia. Eight others also fell sick after they were reported...

Five Nigerian soldiers killed by suicide bomb attack in Borno

Five Nigerian soldiers have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in northeastern Nigeria.  Another 40 sustained injuries in an attack carried out by Boko...

237 abandoned babies in Lagos rescued

Atleast some 237 babies, 106 male and 131 female, abandoned by their parents in the Nigerian city of Lagos have been rescued by officials. Local...

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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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