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Gambia: Journalists threaten hunger strike over arrest of colleagues

Journalists in the Gambia have threatened to embark on a hunger strike as they push for the release of some of their colleagues arrested by...

Nigeria’s Lagos state bans ‘Okadas’ and tricycles

Nigeria's Lagos State government has announced a ban on the activities of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, and tricycles also referred to as Keke...

Gambia arrests 137 protesters, shuts down media outlets

Gambian police have arrested 137 people and shut down some media houses following clashes between police and protesters on Sunday. According to a government statement,...

Ghana: Some young people smoke dried faeces for vitality

Ghanaian officials are lamenting the surge in the smoking of dried faeces among some young people who also soak sanitary pads to drink for...

Gambia bans group pushing for Adama Barrow’s exit

The Gambian government has banned a group called Operation 3-Years Jotna, which has been pushing for the resignation of President Adama Barrow. The decision to...

Revealed: What’s fuelling the rapid hotel growth in West Africa

Today, Africa is seen as one of the most promising regions for hotel developers. Aside from small chains and independents, four global hotel groups...

Angélique Kidjo wins another Grammy, dedicates it to Burna Boy

The Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo has won another Grammy award. She won the World Music category of the US music awards on Sunday night. This makes...

Africa anxious as Ivory Coast tests woman for Coronavirus

Africans are getting anxious following reports that Ivory Coast is already testing a woman for a suspected case of coronavirus. Ivory Coast's health ministry has...

Gambia rejects death reports after police and protesters clashed

Gambian officials have dismissed media reports that at least three people died after protesters clashed with police on Sunday in the Gambian capital Banjul. The...

19 Malian soldiers killed in attack on army camp

Nineteen members of the security forces died and five were wounded on Sunday in a major assault by suspected jihadists at a military camp...

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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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