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Sierra Leone finally repeals criminal libel law

Sierra Leone's parliament on Thursday voted unanimously to repeal the country's 55-year-old criminal libel law. For 55 years any person found to have maliciously published...

Five ECOWAS leaders to negotiate end to political crisis in Mali

Five presidents from West African countries arrived in Mali on Thursday to try to negotiate an end to a political crisis there. The leaders of...

The push for international inquiry into 2005 massacre of migrants in Gambia

The families of more than 50 Ghanaian and other West African migrants killed in Gambia and Senegal 15 years ago have yet to learn the full truth and obtain...

Ghana: Minister fires gun shots at voter registration centre

Ghana’s Special Development Minister Mavis Hawa Koomson has been embroiled in a shooting incident that disrupted the ongoing voters’ registration exercise at a centre. Officials of...

Ivory Coast’s ruling party wants Ouattara to seek re-election

Ivory Coast's ruling party is trying to resolve a looming political crisis by asking President Alassane Ouattara to run for a third term. President Ouattara...

[Video]: Nigerian official collapses during parliamentary inquiry hearing

The acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission in Nigeria, Daniel Pondei collapsed while being questioned by lawmakers on Monday. Pondei was facing...

Mali: West African mediators call for power-sharing government

West African mediators helping to resolve the ongoing political crisis in Mali have proposed a power-sharing government. The mediators have also proposed the setting up...

Nigeria says no evidence Madagascar’s herbal drug cures Covid-19

Nigerian researchers say there is no evidence Madagascar's herbal drug cures and treats coronavirus. The country's president Mahamadu Buhari ordered health officials in the country...

Sierra Leone: Four people killed during protest over power generator

Four people were killed on Saturday in Sierra Leone during a protest over the relocation of a standby generator in the town of Lungi. Local...

Most LGBT people in Ghana oppose legalization of same sex marriage

As much as 80 percent of LGBT people sampled in Ghana are opposing legalization of consensual same sex marriages. This is primarily due to the fear...

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