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Gambia’s Jammeh loses Banjul votes to opposition

Adama Barrow. Photo Credit: Africanews   Official results from Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) indicates that opposition leader Adama Barrow has beaten incumbent President Yahya Jammeh...

Boko Haram attacks, destroys farm communities

Women and children are seen gathered at the water point at the Internally displaced peoples camp Muna camp in Maiduguri. Photo Credit: Reuters     Fati Adamu has...

Female extremists prove hardest to help

Women who join violent extremists such as Nigeria's Boko Haram are lured by the promise of power and influence they otherwise would not get...

Gambia election: Internet and international calls banned

The Gambia has banned the internet and international phone calls as presidential elections are held in the West African state. Officials have also banned demonstrations...

Nigeria joins African Union campaign to end child marriage

Women's rights activists on Wednesday urged Nigeria to accelerate efforts to end child marriage after it joined an African Union (AU) campaign to eliminate...

France gives Cameroon equipment worth $700,000 to combat Boko Haram

France has made a donation of military hardware to the Cameroonian Armed Forces as part of efforts aimed at combating the Boko Haram insurgent...

Nigeria to complete sale of Eurobond by end of first quarter of 2017

Nigeria hopes to conclude the sale of a $1 billion Eurobond by the end of the first quarter of 2017.According to vice President Yemi...

Ghana Elections: Incumbent president to debate opposition party leaders

Presidential and parliamentary elections are due in Ghana on December 7, but voters are yet to witness a debate featuring the various presidential candidates...

Cameroon to play defending champions Nigeria in AWCON Final

Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses will play Nigeria’s Super Falcons in the final of the ongoing African Womens Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Cameroon. The Lionesses booked...

Gambia Election: Jammeh faces rare challenge in December 1 poll

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will face a rare challenge from a revitalized and united opposition in an election on Thursday as he seeks to...

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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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