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South Africa: Photojournalist kidnapped by IS returns home

A South African photojournalist who was kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State three years ago has now returned home. His family confirmed that Shiraaz Mohamed...

Trump says IS leader ‘killed in US operation’ in Syria

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died in a raid by U.S. special forces in northwest...

How a TV program stopped a Ghanaian from joining IS

26-year old Yakubu Imoro as he wants to be called to protect his identity is from Northern Ghana. In 2015, just aged 22 he accepted...

Niger mourns 28 soldiers killed in deadly jihadist attack

Niger is mourning the death of at least 28 soldiers killed in an ambush on Tuesday. The attack was carried out by the Islamic State...

Somali based al-Shabab declares war on IS

The militant group al-Shabab operating in the East African region has declared war on another militant group, Islamic State (IS). Al-shabab leaders say IS fighters...

Iraqi forces make strides in retaking Tal Afar

Iraqi forces on Tuesday recaptured from the Islamic State group the first three districts of jihadist bastion Tal Afar as the Pentagon chief visited Baghdad in a show of support.

IS head reported dead after jihadists lose Mosul

Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported dead on Tuesday, a day after Iraq declared it had driven the jihadists from their...

IS blows up Mosul mosque

Jihadists on Wednesday blew up Mosul's iconic leaning minaret and the adjacent mosque where their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 2014 declared himself "caliph"...

Afghanistan IS head killed in raid

The head of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan, Abdul Hasib, has been killed in a military raid, US and Afghan officials have said. He...

French policeman killed in Paris attack

A known terror suspect shot dead a French policeman and wounded two others on Paris's Champs Elysees in an attack claimed by the Islamic...

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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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