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Guinea Bissau: Rival president Cassamá quits after death threats

Just days after he was appointed as interim president of Guinea-Bissau, Cipriano Cassama from the former ruling coalition, PAIGC has resigned. Cassama's party lost last...

Guinea-Bissau has two presidents amid election dispute

Guinea Bissau now has two presidents and two prime ministers after opposition leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo swore himself in as the new president. The former...

Nigerian-born footballer tests positive for Coronavirus

A Nigerian-born footballer who plays in Italy, King Udoh has become the first professional football player to test positive for coronavirus. Udoh, a striker from...

Guinea’s President calls off controversial referendum

Guinea's President Alpha Conde has called off Sunday's parliamentary election and constitutional referendum as concerns grow over the credibility of the electoral roll for...

Home of Togo opposition leader surrounded by security forces

Togo's security forces on Friday surrounded the home of a main opposition challenger, after he called for protests against the reelection of President Faure...

Nigeria: Coronavirus patient attempts to escape from isolation centre

The 44-year-old Italian who tested positive for coronavirus in Nigeria on Thursday attempted to escape from the isolation centre he was placed in. The isolation...

Nigeria: Women drink water from boiled used sanitary pads

Nigerian officials in the state of Gombe have reveled how women in the state are resorting to boiling used sanitary pads to drink its...

Dangote says Nigeria’s border closure is good for its economy

Africa's richest man and the president of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has reportedly backed Nigeria's decision to close its borders with West African...

Ghana: The campaign for the decriminalization of medicinal cannabis

Ghana’s parliament is currently considering the Narcotics Control Commission Bill. Once passed, the bill is expected to shift focus of drug dependence, from law enforcement...

Nigeria records West Africa’s first case of coronavirus

Nigerian health officials have confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus in Lagos state. That makes Nigeria the first West African country to record the...

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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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