West Africa

Government officials in Togo have confirmed the death of four people after opposition party protesters clashed with security officials on Wednesday.
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The former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has said that his country needed a strong political system to ensure an effective democracy.
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killings taking place in the county’s Plateau state after news of the death of over 20 people in renewed reprisal attacks.
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Liberians will have to choose between former football star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai who becomes their next president after both candidates failed to secure over 50 percent of votes in last week’s presidential elections.
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The President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Dramane Ouattara is visiting Ghana on Monday for a state visit weeks after his country lost a maritime dispute between the two countries.
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Thirty years ago, the leader of Burkina Faso's revolution, Thomas Sankara, was cut down in a hail of bullets — a bloody end to a turbulent yet charismatic life that today has gained cult status in Africa.
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Results so far from Liberia’s Presidential election have put former football star, George Weah ahead.
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The Gambian government has detained at least 23 soldiers loyal to former leader Yahya Jammeh for allegedly plotting to revolt against Gambia’s new leader, Adama Barrow.
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Liberians are expecting first set of official results from the October 10 presidential election on Thursday after an announcement was delayed on Wednesday.
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To a Ghanaian King, handing someone a holdall stuffed with more than £350,000 to deposit in a bank might seem nothing out of the ordinary.
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