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Gambia’s Barrow frees hundreds of prisoners

President Adama Barrow of The Gambia has pardoned over 170 prisoners as part of the country’s 52nd Independence Day celebration which coincided with his...

Boko Haram blamed for multiple suicide bombing targeting Nigerian refugees

Seven suspected Boko Haram militants blew themselves on the outskirts of a northeast Nigerian city on Friday, a local aid agency said, in an...

Ghana to downsize its soldiers with ECOWAS mission in The Gambia

Ghana’s government has announced that its soldiers serving with the ECOWAS mission in The Gambia will be reduced from 208 to 50. Local media Starr...

President Buhari thanks Nigerians for praying for him

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked Nigerians for praying for him as he continues to stay in London where he is receiving medical checkup. He...

Six Ivory Coast journalists released after three-day detention

Six Ivorian journalists arrested on suspicion of spreading faking news which could incite soldiers to revolt, have been freed. The journalists were released on bond...

No more short-stay visa for nationals of 31 African countries traveling to Benin

The government of Benin has scrapped a policy that requires citizens of 31 African countries to secure short stay visa before entering the country. That...

IMF to extend Ghana’s three year bailout program

The International Monetary Fund is expected to extend Ghana’s three year program with the Fund after some targets under the bailout deal were missed...

UK excited about the ‘new’ Gambia, ready to support its transformation

The British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Tuesday said that he is excited about the ‘new’ Gambia which has experienced a change in government...

Guinea’s government suspends beauty pageant over swimwear

Guineans took to social media to lambaste the recent edition of the Miss Guinea pageant leading to a suspension of the event by the...

UK welcomes the return of The Gambia to the Commonwealth

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who is in The Gambia, has said he is "very pleased" the West African state is rejoining the Commonwealth. His visit,...

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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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