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Ghana lifts covid-19 lockdown on cities despite recording 1,042 cases

Ghana has announced a suspension of its three week lockdown on major cities in the country despite the tally of coronavirus cases hitting 1042. The...

Nigeria: Policemen arrested for brutalizing woman during lockdown

Nigerian police have arrested two policemen in Osun State for brutalizing a woman in the open for allegedly violating lockdown rules. A video capturing the...

44 Boko Haram militants held in Chad jail die of poisoning

Chadian officials have said that 44 Boko Haram militants who were captured together with 14 others have died of poisoning while in detention in...

Nigeria: President Buhari’s chief of staff dies of coronavirus

The chief of staff of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has died after contracting the deadly coronavirus. The death of Mallam Abba Kyari was announced by...

Ken Ofori-Atta: ‘What does an African finance minister do now?’

Economic activity has been massively disrupted; hotels are closing, industry is tottering, airlines are grounded, and our toast-of-the-region airport lies asleep. The Bank of...

Nigerian doctor dies of covid-19 after attending to patient

A Nigerian doctor who got infected with Covid-19 while attending to an infected patient has died. Health officials say he died on Wednesday after he...

Morgues in Ghana congested as families shun private burials

Emmanuel Akorh's 85-year-old mother passed away months ago. But her body still lies in the morgue. Like many families in Ghana, Akorh refuses to carry...

COVID-19: The vulnerable in Ghana offered food in exchange for sex

Some sex predators in Ghana are reportedly targeting vulnerable people including the disabled who are bearing the brunt of the coronavirus outbreak. They are reportedly...

Ghanaian-born pregnant nurse dies of Covid-19 after childbirth

28-year old Ghanaian-born nurse who was heavily pregnant and got infected with covid-19 in the UK has died. Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, according to British health...

25 people killed fighting over a fish pond in Nigeria

A dispute over a fish pond in Nigerian north-eastern state of Taraba had led to the death of 25 people, police have said. Police officers...

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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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