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Burkina Faso: Statue of Thomas Sankara unveiled

A huge statue of former military leader of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara has been unveiled in the capital, Ouagadougou. The statue was unveiled on Saturday...

Burkina Faso: Soldiers killed by bomb hidden in corpse

A bomb exploded on Tuesday in Burkina Faso's northern town of Djibo near the border with Mali killing two soldiers. The bomb was hidden in...

Burkina Faso: Prime minister and cabinet resign

Burkina Faso's cabinet led by the Prime Minister, Paul Kaba Thieba have resigned. The resignation was announced in a televised statement by the country's president,...

46 killed in ethnic violence in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso government on Friday said as many as 46 people are so far known to have died in ethnic violence. Since the beginning of...

Floods in Ghana destroy houses, displacing many people

A devastating flood has caused the collapse of at least 70 houses in Eastern Ghana. Several people in a town called Atiwlame, in the Affram Plains...

Floods in Ghana kill 34, displace thousands

Flooding in northern Ghana has killed at least thirty-four people, local disaster management officials have said. The flooding caused by the spillage of the Bagre...

Burkina Faso: 50 girls hospitalized after genital mutilation

Officials in Burkina Faso say about 50 girls have been hospitalised after undergoing female genital mutilation. According to BBC Afrique, some of the girls...

Burkina Faso arrests 60 in anti-terror operation

Sixty people were arrested in the north of Burkina Faso in an operation targeting terrorist bases, the army said on Wednesday. Counter terrorist forces launched...

Burkina Faso bans small-scale mining

Mining by artisans in Burkina Faso has been banned by authorities in an attempt to protect lives and environment. Small-scale mining is popular in the...

Burkina Faso scraps the death penalty

The parliament of the West African nation Burkina Faso on Thursday voted to adopt a new penal code that abolishes the death penalty from...

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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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