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Gambia: Journalists threaten hunger strike over arrest of colleagues

Journalists in the Gambia have threatened to embark on a hunger strike as they push for the release of some of their colleagues arrested by...

DR Congo: Nearly 200 killed in violence in two provinces

Two groups of monitors have said that nearly 200 civilians were killed in violence last month in two volatile provinces in the Democratic Republic...

Gambia arrests 137 protesters, shuts down media outlets

Gambian police have arrested 137 people and shut down some media houses following clashes between police and protesters on Sunday. According to a government statement,...

Gambia bans group pushing for Adama Barrow’s exit

The Gambian government has banned a group called Operation 3-Years Jotna, which has been pushing for the resignation of President Adama Barrow. The decision to...

Rwanda accused of abusing street children at detention centre

Human Rights Watch has accused Rwanda of illegally detaining and abusing street children at a holding centre in the capital, Kigali. The rights group said...

Africa anxious as Ivory Coast tests woman for Coronavirus

Africans are getting anxious following reports that Ivory Coast is already testing a woman for a suspected case of coronavirus. Ivory Coast's health ministry has...

Gambia rejects death reports after police and protesters clashed

Gambian officials have dismissed media reports that at least three people died after protesters clashed with police on Sunday in the Gambian capital Banjul. The...

Gambia: Police clash with protesters demanding exit of Barrow

Gambian police have clashed with protesters who are demanding the exit of President Adama Barrow. Tear gas was fired at the protesters by the police...

Nigeria: Lassa fever kills 29, 195 cases confirmed

Nigeria's Centre for Disease Control has said that 29 people have been killed from Lassa fever outbreak across 11 states. Over 190 cases have also...

Gambians march for Jammeh to be prosecuted for rights abuses

Hundreds of Gambians on Saturday staged a protest march on the capital Banjul, as they push for ex-leader Yahya Jammeh to be prosecuted for...

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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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