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Calm returns to the streets of Ivory Coast cities after soldier mutiny

Ivory Coast's Defence Minister Alain-Richard Donwahi speaks to the press, in Bouake, Ivory Coast. Photo Credit: Reuters   The streets of Ivory Coast's second-largest city Bouake were...

ECOWAS leaders defer decision on Gambia, to continue with mediation after meeting in Accra

The Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) has deferred its final decision on Gambia after West African leaders met briefly in Ghana’s capital, Accra. The...

Unrest hits Ivory Coast’s main city as army revolt spreads

A convoy of the United Nation peacekeepers from Senegal is seen parked along a road in Bouake, Ivory Coast. Photo Credit: Reuters.    Mutinying soldiers entered Ivory...

Ghana’s new president Akufo-Addo promises not to fail as he is sworn in officially

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo takes the oath of office during the swearing-in ceremony lead by Ghana Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood at Independence Square...

[LIVE COVERAGE] Ghana inaugurates new president

Ghana has a new president. He is called Nana Akufo-Addo. He is being sworn in at a ceremony in the country's capital, Accra.   Follow the...

Chad shuts border with Libya, deploys troops amid security concerns

Chad, a key ally of the West in the fight against Islamist militants in West Africa, said on Thursday it has closed its long...

Ex-Soldiers take over Ivorian City of Bouake as they make salary demands

Ex-soldiers have taken over the city of Bouake, in Ivory Coast after firing shots on Friday while looting the city’s police station of arms.   Reuters...

House of Former First Lady of Nigeria raided by police over stolen cash

Officials of the Nigeria Police Force are reported to have raided the house of the wife of former president of the country, Goodluck Jonathan...

Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez crowned Africa’s best player for 2016

Algerian and Leicester striker Riyad Mahrez on Thursday was named the Confederation of African Football's player of the year for 2016. The 25-year-old won the...

Ghana’s Mahama delivers his farewell speech as president

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday delivered his farewell speech to the country’s parliament. He lost last year’s presidential elections to his rival, Nana...

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