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Gambia’s army not to engage in “stupid fight” with ECOWAS troops

The army chief of the Gambia has stated that his soldiers are not going to fight troops coming from neighboring Senegal should they enter...

British tour operator evacuates tourists from the Gambia

The British tour operator Thomas Cook has announced it is evacuating holidaymakers from Gambia. This follows the uncertainty that surrounds the political future of country...

Several people killed in a car bomb at a Mali military base

More than 30 people are reported to have been killed in a car bomb attack on a military base in Mali on Wednesday. The BBC...

Gambia’s national assembly extends tenure of Jammeh by three more months

The Gambia’s state television has reported that the country’s national assembly has ruled allowing embattled president Yahya Jammeh to stay in office for additional...

Red Cross vow to continue aid after workers killed in northeast Nigeria

Injured people are comforted at the site after a bombing attack of an internally displaced persons camp in Rann, Nigeria. Photo Credit: Reuters   The International...

Nigerian jet kills at least 50 civilians

People walk at the site after a bombing attack of an internally displaced persons camp in Rann, Nigeria. Photo Credit: Reuters A Nigerian air force...

Gambia’s Jammeh declares state of emergency

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared a 90-day state of emergency a day before his official mandate ends. He decried "extraordinary" foreign interference in his...

Ivory Coast police fire teargas to disperse students protesting

Ivory Coast police fired teargas on Monday to disperse pupils and students protesting at government ministries in the main city, Abidjan, as nationwide strikes...

Gambia’s top court declines ruling on Jammeh’s election result challenge case

It appears options available to Gambia’s president Yahya Jammeh to hold onto power are diminishing fast as the expiration of his tenure approaches. The country’s...

More of Jammeh’s ministers desert him as his tenure ends on Thursday

The embattled president of the Gambia, Yahya Jammeh is losing more of his allies as the end of his tenure approaches. Three more government ministers...

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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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