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Suicide bombers kill four people in northeast Nigeria

Three suicide bombers killed four people and injured eight others in a village near the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a police spokesman said on Sunday.

Chibok schoolgirl cries for support

A Chibok schoolgirl who escaped from Boko Haram militants in Nigeria has called on the international community not to forget those still in captivity.

Three men detained in Senegal for trafficking animal skins

A Senegal court remanded in custody two Senegalese and a Malian on Thursday for involvement in the trade of hundreds of animal skins.

Benin’s Parliament to consider single six year presidential term

Benin’s parliament is expected table a draft constitutional reform in days to come sources privy to the information have hinted.

Sierra Leone pastor finds huge diamond

A Christian pastor has discovered one of the world's largest uncut diamonds in Sierra Leone's Kono district.

Nigerians warned against taking soft drinks with vitamin C

A court in Nigeria has directed that the country's Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control should ensure that the Nigeria Bottling Company Plc warns consumers in the country against taking soft drinks with Vitamin C.

Public outcry in Ghana as the new President appoints 110 ministers

There is a huge public outcry in Ghana after the country’s new president, Akufo Addo named 110 ministers, the biggest size of government in the West African nation’s history.

5,000 Boko Haram captives rescued

Authorities in Cameroon have announced that about 5,000 persons held captive by Boko Haram militants have been freed.

The Gambia: coping with dictatorship’s legacy

After 22 years of dictatorship, The Gambia is steeling itself to face up to its troubled, unpleasant past of arbitrary arrests, torture and lives spent in exile. The new government is urging Gambians to be patient.

Four suicide bombers kill two in northeast Nigeria’s Maiduguri

Four female teenage suicide bombers killed two people and injured 16 others in a residential area in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a...

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