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Anger in The Gambia over the atack on a journalist

There is outrage in The Gambia over the attack on a journalist by supporters of ruling coalition party, the United Democratic Party (UDP).

Nigeria advises citizens against non-urgent travels

Nigeria has advised its citizens against any non-urgent travel to the United States until Washington clarifies its immigration policy, after several incidents in which...

Ghana’s President preaches unity, 60 years after Independence

Thousands of Ghanaians gathered at the country’s black stars square in the capital Accra on Monday for a national event to mark 60 years of gaining independence from Britain.

Nigeria’s Jonathan denies Chibok girls’ rescue snub

Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied a report by a UK newspaper that he snubbed an offer by the British air force to rescue more than 200 girls abducted by the Boko Haram in April 2014 from a boarding school in the town of Chibok.

[WATCH LIVE]-Ghanaians Celebrate 60 years of Independence

Ghanaians are celebrating 60 years of Independence from colonial rule. The West African country gained Independence from British rule on March 6, 1957. That struggle...

Militants kill 11 Malian soldiers near Burkina border

Militants attacked a Malian army post near the border of Burkina Faso on Sunday, killing 11 soldiers, a Mali defence ministry spokesman told Reuters.

Gambia’s Barrow reinstates soldiers who tried overthrowing Jammeh in 2014

Gambian President Adama Barrow has reinstated 18 soldiers into the Gambian Army. Out of the number are six soldiers convicted of plotting a coup against exiled leader Yahya Jammeh in 2014, a military source told AFP on Saturday.

Gambian president orders release of more prisoners

President Adama Barrow of The Gambia has ordered the release of 98 more prisoners from the country’s notorious Mile II prisons.

Ghanaian women reject male midwives

Some women in Ghana do not like to consult male midwives when they are pregnant. The Ghanaian government has scrapped a pilot project which allowed men to be trained as midwives.

Ghana alarmed by surge in gambling among youth

Ghana has for many years now struggled to create economic opportunities for its teaming youth many of whom are unemployed, but it now has another emerging threat to fix which is the surge in gambling among the youthful population.

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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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