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Togo holds crucial presidential election

Togolese on Saturday cast their votes across the country to choose a new president with high expectations, there might not be any change in...

Togo stops over 500 observers from monitoring crucial elections

Over 500 observers have been stopped from monitoring the February 22 general elections in the West African country of Togo. The country's National Election Commission...

Here are the 16 finalists for the Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

Sixteen extraordinary individuals including innovators, activists and entrepreneurs from 12 countries have been shortlisted for this year's Commonwealth Youth Awards. A pan-Commonwealth judging panel met last...

Sierra Leone: 7 arrested over the gang rape of 55-year-old woman

Police in Sierra Leone have arrested seven persons in connection with the rape and assault of a 55-year-old woman. The victim Ms. Y. Gberie was...

Opinion: Sierra Leone’s English problem

For decades Sierra Leone’s educational system was bereft of learning. English the nation’s official language is a burden on a majority of citizens aged...

Senegal and Mauritania signs deal after fishing row

Senegal and Mauritania have both been rowing over fishing in recent years, an activity that is crucial to both economies. Mauritania and Senegal have had...

Ghana: Two university lecturers suspended over ‘sex for grades’ video

The University of Ghana has suspended two lecturers Professor Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Butakor over the sex for grades investigative piece published by...

Burkina Faso: Gunmen kill 24 in church attack

Gunmen have killed twenty-four people, including a pastor, in an attack on a church during Sunday mass in northwestern Burkina Faso. Reuters reports that four...

22 killed in attack on Cameroon village

An attack on a village in north-west Cameroon has led to the death of at least 22 people, among them children. The attack in the...

US court indicts Ghanaian doctor over $23M healthcare fraud

A United States federal grand jury has indicted a Ghanaian doctor based in Tallahassee, Florida over a $23 million healthcare fraud. Moses deGraft-Johnson is facing...

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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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