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Gunmen kidnap five students and two staff from Nigerian school

Gunmen kidnapped five students and two staff, including a Turkish national, from an international school in Nigeria's southern state of Ogun, police said on...

Armyworms destroy thousands of hectares of crops in Malawi

Officials in Malawi have announced that army-worms have destroyed 2,000 hectares of crops in the country. The worms have also spread to nine of...

African Union not to recognize Gambia’s Jammeh after his tenure expires

The African Union has announced it will no longer recognize Yahya Jammeh as the president of the Gambia when his tenure expires on January...

Nigeria’s Buhari replies critics on the release of kidnapped Chibok girls

A representative for the Chibok girls meets Mr Buhari. Photo Credit: AFP   The president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari had rejected criticisms his government has not...

Jammeh’s party in court to block the inauguration of Adama Barrow

Gambia’s ruling party, Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), has filed a motion at the Supreme Court seeking to stop the intended inauguration...

Nigerian MPs approve asylum package for Gambia’s Jammeh

Mr Buhari (R) and other regional leaders met Mr Jammeh last month to urge him to step down. Photo Credit: Reuters   Lawmakers in Nigeria on...

Nigerian lawmakers to debate asylum package for Gambia’s Jammeh

Lawmakers in Nigeria are to debate a proposal to provide Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh with asylum when his tenure expires on January 19 as part...

Kenya’s doctors’ union leaders sentenced for contempt, ordered to call off strike

Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) Secretary-General Ouma Oluga making a case in court. Photo Credit: Sarah Kimani   Leaders of doctors in Kenya are...

Angola confirms its first cases of Zika virus

Zika virus has been recorded in Angola. The country confirmed on Wednesday that it had recorded first two cases of the virus. Reuters news agency...

Gambia’s Jammeh preaches reconciliation as he appoints a mediator to resolve political crisis

The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has been preaching forgiveness among the political class in his country after the Supreme Court in that country postponed...

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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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