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Guinea’s President sets March 1 for controversial referendum

Guinea's President Alpha Condé has said that a controversial referendum that intends changing the the country's constitutional to possibly prolong his stay in power...

Nigeria: Motorbike riders clash with police over Lagos ban

Motorcycle and tricycle operators in Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State on Wednesday clashed with police as they protest the ban imposed on their...

Togo: Seven cleared to contest presidential election

Togo’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) has cleared seven people including incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe to contest the upcoming presidential election. Gnassingbe is expected to...

Ghana unveils 17 MW solar power project funded by Germany

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday cut the sod together with German Ambassador to Ghana Christoph Retzlaff for the construction of a 17 MW...

Ghana: The search for ‘Government Official 1’ in Airbus scandal

Ever since news broke of an Airbus corruption scandal that implicated some public officials in Ghana, the country has been on a mission to...

Children in Gambia continue to face violence and abuse

There have been many expectations in Gambia since the exit of Yahya Jammeh in 2017. Some had hoped several abuses suffered by citizens would drastically...

US to return Abacha’s $300m loot to Nigeria

The United States government has said it will repatriate over $300m worth of assets looted by former leader of Nigeria, Sani Abacha. The US department...

Nigeria intercepts $8 million cash at Lagos airport

Nigeria Customs Service officials on Tuesday announced that they have intercepted cash of $8,065,615 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. According to Hameed Ali,...

Ghana: Hundreds stage demo against new voters’ register

Hundreds of Ghanaians on Tuesday marched through the streets of the capital Accra protesting plans by the country's electoral commission to compile a new...

Ghana probes officials implicated in Airbus graft scandal

Ghana's President Nana Akufo Addo has ordered the country's special prosecutor for corruption to investigate past and present public officials implicated in the Airbus...

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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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