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Ghana reopens places of worship, schools despite surge in Covid-19 cases

Ghana's President, Nana Akufo-Addo has announced the reopening of places of worship effective June 5, 2020. In a televised address on Sunday, President Akufo-Addo said...

Scientists confirm Apple tree with fruits in Ghana

Ghanaian scientists at the country's Crop Research Institute (CRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have now confirmed an apple tree...

Nigeria: Outrage as female student raped in church dies

There is public outrage in Nigeria after a female student at the University of Benin, died on Saturday after being raped inside a church. Local...

Ex-Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo allowed to leave Belgium

The International Criminal Court has ruled allowing former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo to leave Belgium. He would however be allowed out of Belgium and...

Nigeria denies receiving 1,000 ventilators from Trump

US president Donald Trump last week said he had sent Nigeria 1,000 ventilators to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump on...

Ghana: Some Kuwait returnees test positive for coronavirus

Ghana's Health Service (GHS) officials on Thursday said some of the over 200 Ghanaians who returned from Kuwait days ago tested positive for coronavirus. There...

TV host raises funds to help Sierra Leone’s hospitals fight Covid-19

An initiative set up just three weeks ago to support Sierra Leone’s frontline health workers in the fight against COVID-19 has delivered more than...

Gambia rejects ‘Africa’s biggest sex tourism destination’ label

For years many have referred to The Gambia as a place where sex tourism booms. The country has very nice beaches and has become...

Ghana: Two MPs and 13 staff test positive for Covid-19

Two Ghanaian lawmakers and thirteen staff of the country's parliament have tested positive for coronavirus, according to local media reporting. Local news portal Starr FM...

Nigeria says it won’t halt clinical trials of anti-malaria drug for Covid-19

Nigerian officials have said they intend to continue with their planned clinical trials on anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine on Covid-19 patients. The World Health Organization (WHO)...

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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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