Leaders of the West African sub-region have decided to speed up efforts at institutionalizing a common currency for bloc after meeting in Niamey, Niger.
The Gambia has joined the opposition in Togo to call on Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe to resign as agitations continue in the West African nation for an end to the Gnassingbe dynasty which has lasted for 50 years.
The Zimbabwean government has reacted angrily to the decision by the World Health Organization to remove President Mugabe from the post of Goodwill Ambassador for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Africa.
An international campaign has been launched by some Gambians seeking to have their former President Yahya Jammeh who is currently in exile in Equatorial Guinea brought to justice.
The president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe on Sunday was removed from the role of a goodwill ambassador for the World Health Organization (WHO) after his appointment last week.
At least 52 Egyptian police and conscripts were killed and six more wounded in a gun battle on Friday during a raid on a suspected militant hideout in the western desert, three security sources said.
African governments have over the years provided scholarships for students studying in universities in Europe, Asia and America. These scholarships are to ensure that these students upgrade themselves and acquire new knowledge and skills.
