The Nigerian army has announced that it has set free 244 Boko Haram fighters who it says have now repented or undergone rehabilitation and are no more a threat to society.
The government of Zimbabwe has revealed that it will in the coming days set up special courts to deal with corruption cases. This follows assurances from President Emmerson Mnangagwa to tackle corruption during his inauguration last year.
Police in Ghana’s capital Accra have arrested some individuals in possession of grenades with one of the suspects said to be a member of Jihadist militant group in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The US President Donald Trump has denied claims that he is a racist despite calling African countries last week “shithole” during a meeting over immigration reforms in his country.
The Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has been sacked by her party the Unity Party for alleged roles leading to the ruling party’s defeat in last year’s presidential elections.
The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has reportedly launched a scathing attack on African countries, Haiti and El Salvador calling them “shithole countries”.
Young girls in Ghana who are in their menstrual periods have been prevented from crossing a river in the country’s central region. The chiefs in the Upper Denkyira East community in central Ghana have said that the directive was from the river god.
The government of Zimbabwe has withdrawn state security officers detailed to former first lady of the country, Grace Mugabe. Most aides assigned to the wife of the former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe have also been "recalled and reassigned".
