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Yahya Jammeh finally agrees to step down peacefully

Yahya Jammeh of Gambia on Friday finally agreed to step down peacefully after hours of mediation talks with two West African leaders. The Gambia's new...

Yahya Jammeh begs for more time to leave office

Yahya Jammeh of Gambia has begged for more time to allow him to leave office peacefully. According to the BBC Mr. Jammeh now wants...

Film on Chibok Girls Premieres in U.S

A film dedicated to telling the story of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls, "Waiting for Hassana", will be premiered in the U.S. on Friday. This is...

45,000 have fled The Gambia – UN

The UN's refugee agency has said that 45,000 Gambians have fled the country amid the political crisis. Many of them fled to neighbouring Senegal. The UNHCR...

Deaths from Nigerian refugee camp air strike rises to 90, could be more

The death toll from an accidental Nigerian air strike on a refugee camp in the town of Rann has risen to around 90 people,...

Yahya Jammeh given deadline to leave office or be forced out

Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia has been given another opportunity to leave office peacefully on Friday or be forcefully removed. Leaders of the West African...

Osinbajo takes over as Nigeria’s Buhari travels to Britain for medical check up

Nigeria’s vice president, Yemi Osinbajo has taken over as acting president. A statement from a government spokesman said President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday travel...

Adama Barrow sworn in as president of the Gambia

Adama Barrow has been sworn in as president of the Gambia in neighboring Senegal. He took his oath of office at the Gambian Embassy...

Adama Barrow to be sworn in as president of the Gambia in Senegal

The president elect of the Gambia, Adama Barrow will be sworn in as leader of the West African country in neighboring Senegal. In a massage...

Al-Qaeda claim to have attacked a military base in Mali because of France

Responsibility for Wednesday’s car bomb attack on a Mali military base has been claimed by the group Al-Qaeda. The militant group’s North African affiliate said...

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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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