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Ghana’s President faces backlash for unveiling statute of himself

A name of a Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar is trending on social media platforms in Ghana as President Akufo Addo faces backlash for unveiling his...

Nigeria: President orders release of minors standing trial for protesting

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of all minors currently facing trial for taking part in cost-of-living protests. Information Minister Muhammed Idris...

Nigeria: Military kills 140 kidnappers, arrests 135 suspects

At least 140 suspected terrorists and armed kidnappers have been killed in Nigeria. The operation was carried out by the Nigeria military against Boko Haram,...

Benin arrests three people over alleged coup plot

Three people have been arrested over an alleged coup plot in Benin. They include a former minister and the man in charge of President Patrice...

Why Ghana’s opposition is demanding voter roll audit

Ghana’s biggest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is pushing for an audit of the country’s voter register as it makes claims of...

Nigeria: Probe begins into death of 40 passengers on boat

Authorities in Nigeria are probing the death of 40 passengers on a boat. Local officials say the wooden boat was ferrying more than 50 farmers...

Liberia: 47 inmates escape from prison

Forty-seven inmates over the weekend escaped from a maximum security prison in Liberia's Margibi County. The county is a rural area east of the capital...

Nigeria: Floods kill nearly 200 people, displaces thousands

Torrential rains and floods have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria. The floods have also displaced at least 41,344 people across 11 communities, especially...

Nigeria: At least 17 killed in protests over economic crisis

Protests in Nigeria over economic crisis have turned violent in several states resulting in the deaths of at least 17 people, rights groups have...

Guinea: Ex-military leader Camara jailed over stadium massacre

Guinea's former junta leader Moussa Dadis Camara has been found guilty of crimes against humanity in a 2009 stadium massacre. He has been subsequently jailed...

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