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Hundreds of people have been displaced in Ghana's capital Accra after torrential rains continue to wreck havoc in parts of the country. The rains have...

The World Health Organisation(WHO) has issued an alert over the use of some Indian manufactured cough syrup following the death of some 66 children...

The Moroccan government has issued permits for 10 farmers to legally grow cannabis for industry and export. This is the first time the country is...

A 12-year-old boy in Nigeria's Kwara state has been killed by his brother while testing a newly bought "bullet-proof" charm on him.Police in the...

The Ugandan president's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has lost his position as the commander of the country’s land forces after going on a twitter spree...

The Kenyan government has given the green light for the cultivation and importation of genetically modified crops and animal feeds. The decision ends a decade-long...

Burkina Faso's ousted military leader, Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba has reportedly fled to neighbouring Togo after stepping down.Damiba seized power in January this year...

34-year-old Captain Ibrahim Traoré is Burkina Faso's new junta leader and West Africa’s current youngest leader. Capt Traoré toppled his former boss, Lt Col Paul-Henri...

Burkina Faso army Captain Ibrahim Traore has ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba and dissolved the government. That is the second coup in eight months in...

Renowned Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga has been convicted of inciting violence after carrying a placard that called for political reform.She paid a fine of...