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Guinea: ‘Chaos erupts’ over referendum despite coronavirus outbreak

Opposition supporters in Guinea clashed with security forces on Sunday in an attempt to disrupt a controversial referendum and legislative elections. The supporters attacked several...

Gambia ‘launches manhunt’ for 17 covid-19 quarantine escapees

Gambian officials have launched a manhunt for 17 people they say escaped from Coronavirus quarantine. The 17 persons were said to be part of a...

Ghana closes its borders to stop the spread of Covid-19

Ghana has closed all of its borders, land, sea and air to human traffic as it battles the spread of the coronavirus. The country's president,...

Covid-19: Ghana quarantines all travelers arriving at its airport

All passengers arriving at Ghana's biggest airport, the Kotoka International Airport in the capital Accra are being quarantined. Some passengers who were informed of this...

Ghana records its first death from Coronavirus

Ghanaian health officials have confirmed that one of the country's Coronavirus patient has died. The country's deputy health minister Alexander Abban told local media that...

Is LOCKDOWN imminent in Ghana to deal with the spread of Covid-19?

Ghana’s Parliament on Friday evening passed a law that would give the president the power to impose certain levels of restrictions. The Imposition of Restriction...

Guinea defies Coronavirus pandemic to hold controversial referendum

Guinea's President Alpha Conde has refused to call of a controversial referendum on Sunday that could allow him to stay longer in power. He is...

Ghana legalizes cannabis for health and industrial purposes

Ghana has legalized the use of cannabis for health and industrial purposes as it joins other African countries hoping to derive economic and health...

Ghana: Panic as coronavirus cases increase to 19

Ghanaian officials have confirmed new cases of coronavirus bringing the country's total number of cases to nineteen. On Friday and Saturday more than five more...

Covid-19: Gambia bans flights from UK, Germany, France and 10 others

Gambia’s government has banned flights from thirteen countries after recording its first case of coronavirus. On Tuesday a 21 year old Gambian citizen tested positive...

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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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