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Guinea Bissau: Embalo sworn in as president despite vote row

Umaro Sissoco Embalo swore himself in as the new president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, defying a bitter ongoing row about the outcome of the...

Dangote Fertiliser commences pre-testing of $2bn plant

Dangote Fertiliser Limited has begun countdown to the inauguration of its $2 billion Granulated Urea Fertiliser  complex located in the Dangote Free Zone. With a...

How 180 Ghanaians promised ‘decent jobs’ online got enslaved in Niger

Interpol officials in Niger have rescued some 180 Ghanaian men who traveled to the West African nation only to be enslaved. Police say they first...

Over 200 victims of sex trafficking rescued in Niger

Police in Niger say they have rescued 232 victims of sex trafficking as well as forced labor in an operation in the capital Niamey. According...

Liberia’s Antoinette Sayeh named as IMF deputy managing director

Liberia's Antoinette Sayeh has been picked as the deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund. The Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva named Sayeh who also...

Ghana’s top politicians receive scholarships meant for the needy

Several Ghanaian politicians have been indicted by the country’s Auditor General for illegally benefitting from the country’s scholarship secretariat. The performance audit report said the...

Africa’s top connector in Sierra Leone to develop entrepreneurship ecosystem

Emeka Okafor is a leader in the African maker and entrepreneurship space. For over two decades, he has connected innovators with the resources they...

Volkswagen set to begin assembling cars in Ghana in March

Officials of German car-maker, Volkswagen are hopeful of opening a car assembling plant in Ghana as early as March, 2020. Last year, VW CEO for...

Togo’s Gnassingbe wins presidential vote with 72.3 %

Togo's electoral commission, CENI on Sunday declared preliminary victory for incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe in Saturday's presidential election. According to results, Faure Gnassingbe won the...

Togolese await election results as officials count votes

Togolese await results from Saturday's presidential election as the incumbent, President Faure Gnassingbe seeks to extend his tenure. Counting of votes still continues with full...

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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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