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Ghana: Thousands protest plan to compile new voter’s register

Thousands of Ghanaians have hit the streets to kick against the decision of the county's Electoral Commission to compile a new voter's register. Tuesday's protest...

Guinea-Bissau: Top court rejects challenge to presidential poll result

The Supreme Court in Guinea-Bissau on Sunday rejected a challenge against the country's presidential election result. Last year, former prime minister, Umaro Cissoko Embalo was...

Buhari vows not to prolong stay in power after second term

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has promised to step down and exit politics when his second term ends in 2023. Buhari won a second...

Guinea-Bissau: Former PM Embalo wins presidential poll

Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister Umaro Cissoko Embalo has won last year's presidential run-off election  with 54% of the vote. The electoral commission said on Wednesday...

Gambia: Barrow registers new political party to seek re-election

Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has registered his new political party called the National People’s Party (NPP) with the country’s electoral commission. The Gambia Independent Electoral...

Guinea-Bissau holds presidential run-off election

Guinea-Bissau is holding second round of voting in a presidential run-off election that has two former prime ministers contesting. In the first round of voting,...

Ghana cancels referendum on politicizing local level elections

Ghana's President, Nana Akufo Addo on Sunday announced that his government was canceling a publicized referendum seeking to politicize local level elections. The referendum was...

Namibia: Incumbent President Geingob wins re-election

Namibia's incumbent President Hage Geingob has been declared winner of last month's presidential election. The electoral commission of Namibia said on Saturday that Geingob retained...

Namibia: Commonwealth says poll was ‘peaceful and orderly’

Namibia's election on 27 November was carried out in a largely peaceful and orderly manner, according to an interim statement issued by the Commonwealth...

Guinea Bissau’s President fails to make it to run-off poll

Guinea Bissau's incumbent President Jose Mario Vaz has failed to advance to the second round of voting in presidential election, finishing in a distant...

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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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