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Nigeria: EU to spend €150m on power

The European Union (EU) has announced it will spend €150 million (N50 billion) on the development of power sector in Nigeria, as accessing long...

Nigerian Judges suspended over corruption charges

Seven judges in Nigeria have been suspended by the country’s judicial council over corruption allegations. Last month the country’s security agency announced it has seized...

Ghanaian scientists train on nuclear energy in Rosatom

Ghanaian nuclear Scientists joined other nuclear experts across Africa in a two weeks’ capacity training in St Petersburg to discuss nuclear power on the...

Ghana elections: Election body confident polls will be held next month despite court disputes

Ghana’s election management body has stated that it is confident presidential and parliamentary elections in that country will take place on the scheduled date...

Gyan to miss crunch World Cup qualifier

Ghana forward Asamoah Gyan will miss the 2018 World Cup showdown against Egypt on 13 November. The Black Stars captain is not expected to recover...

Gambian goalkeeper drowns in the Mediterranean

The 19-year-old goalkeeper of The Gambian national women's football team drowned while crossing the Mediterranean in the hope of starting a new life in...

Mali destroys four tonnes of drugs

The drug enforcement authority in Mali has destroyed over four tonnes of drugs by burning them. This is part of renewed efforts at dealing with...

Nigeria government receives 700,0000 applications for 500 jobs

The government in Nigeria has said that it’s national tax authorities have been reviewing some 700,0000 applications for just 500 jobs. The West African nation...

IMF approves $25.2 million disbursement for Guinea

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $25.2 million disbursement for Guinea to help the west African nation recover from the worst Ebola...

Soyinka will ‘cut up’ green card if Trump wins

Nigeria's Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka has said he will tear up the green card which allows him to stay in the US if...

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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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