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Nigerian refugees in Cameroon to return home under UNHCR deal

Tens of thousands of Nigerians who fled to Cameroon to escape the Boko Haram insurgency could be voluntarily repatriated under an agreement signed by...

Mali jihadist groups to merge

Mali's main jihadist groups said on Thursday they will merge under Islamist leader Iyad Ag-Ghali whose fighters have claimed multiple attacks on Malian, French...

Nigeria’s vice president visits oil region for peace talks

Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo travelled to the restive southeastern oil region on Thursday to continue peace talks, according to his Twitter account, as...

Gambia’s Barrow travels to Senegal for his first foreign trip

The President of the Gambia Adama Barrow is visiting Senegal for a three-day official visit from Thursday, his first foreign trip since becoming President.

Nigeria’s talks with Boko Haram over Chibok girls could lead to peace

Talks between Nigeria and Boko Haram militants over the release of some 200 schoolgirls abducted from Chibok almost three years ago could extend to...

Liberia’s Ebola hero dies in childbirth

The West African country of Liberia is mourning the death of its biggest Ebola fighter, Salome Karwah.

VIDEO: Should Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Resign?

President Muhammadu Buhari has been in the United Kingdom since January on a medical vacation. Buhari's continued stay has set tongues wagging, with unending...

Gambia scraps age limit for president and vice-president

The Gambia’s parliament has voted to remove the age limit placed on persons seeking to become President and Vice-president in the West African country. The...

Nigeria’s economy contracted by 1.5 percent in 2016

Nigeria's gross domestic product fell by 1.5 percent in 2016 due to lower oil revenues, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday, for...

Guinea president fires ministers after deadly protests

Guinea's President Alpha Conde fired three ministers, according to a decree read on state television on Monday, following violent protests over a teachers' strike last week in which seven people were killed and dozens more were injured.

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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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