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Ghana’s rural girls exchange sex for sanitary pads

Some young girls in rural areas in Ghana are reportedly exchanging sex for sanitary pads. Parents of the girls are not providing them with the...

Kenya: Nairobi governor pleads not guilty to corruption

Kenya's Nairobi County Governor Mike Sonko who was arrested last week over corruption charges has pleaded not guilty in court on Monday. He was charged...

Rwanda launches Ebola vaccination campaign

Rwanda has started vaccinating citizens against the deadly Ebola virus in its first large-scale vaccination campaign against the disease. Health officials say over 200,000 people...

South African beauty queen crowned Miss Universe 2019

South African beauty queen Zozibini Tunzi was on Sunday night crowned the 2019 Miss Universe. Miss Puerto Rico, Madison Anderson and Miss Mexico, Sofía Aragón...

South Africa to pursue AU’s agenda 2063 with chairmanship role

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has revealed that when his country assumes the championship of the African Union, focus will be placed on the...

Nigerian journalist Sowore re-arrested after earlier release

Journalist and founder of the news site Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore was on Friday re-arrested in a chaotic manner after securing a bail hours...

Deaths recorded in Kenya building collapse

At least two people have been confirmed dead with several others reported to have sustained injuries when a storey building collapsed in Kenya's capital,...

2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner to snub media interviews

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who was recently named the Nobel Peace Prize winner has decided not to grant media interviews. Abiy Ahmed will not...

Sierra Leone to hold interfaith prayers to fight graft

December 9 is celebrated annually as UN International Anti-Corruption Day. This year, Sierra Leone's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will hold a public symposium on corruption and...

58 Gambians killed in boat disaster off Mauritania coast

At least 58 Gambians have been confirmed dead after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off Mauritania. The UN migration agency...

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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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