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Venezuela opposition accuses government of ‘coup’

The Venezuelan opposition have accused the government of staging a coup by blocking their drive to hold a referendum on removing President Nicolas Maduro...

US election: Trump takes aim at First Lady Michelle Obama

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has launched a rare attack on Michelle Obama, saying "all she wants to do is campaign" for his...

Asian bank appoints Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala to advisory panel

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has appointed a former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as a member of the international advisory panel. AIIB Senior...

Dangote acquires gas processing company in the Netherlands

In a bid to meet Nigeria’s gas requirements, Dangote industries Limited (DIL) has completed the acquisition of Twister B.V, a company based in the...

Facebook CEO lauds Tuteria boss, a Nigerian tech geek he met in Abuja

Founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has lauded Godwin Benson, a Nigerian tech inventor, whose award winning invention is connecting people. Zuckerberg used a...

Church calls for fresh dialogue in DRC, says polls should be held in 2017

The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has finally spoken on political situation in the country condemning the signing of an...

Cameroon: Road collapse and train derailment cuts off two major cities

The major road and railway linking Cameroonian capital Yaounde and the largest city Douala were delinked after the collapse of the road and the...

Son of Nigeria’s Ken Saro-Wiwa dies

The son of renowned Nigerian environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, who was executed more than 20 years ago, has died in London. Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr, 47,...

Ethiopia ‘detains 1,600’ under state of emergency

The Ethiopian authorities have detained 1,600 people as they try to boost security under the state of emergency, a government minister has told the...

South African Jay Caboz wins CNN Multichoice African Journalist Awards 2016

Jay Caboz, from South Africa, has been awarded the GE Energy & Infrastructure Award, presented by Thomas Konditi, President and CEO GE Transportation Africa &...

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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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