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Nigeria records West Africa’s first case of coronavirus

Nigerian health officials have confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus in Lagos state. That makes Nigeria the first West African country to record the...

Guinea Bissau: Embalo sworn in as president despite vote row

Umaro Sissoco Embalo swore himself in as the new president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, defying a bitter ongoing row about the outcome of the...

Dangote Fertiliser commences pre-testing of $2bn plant

Dangote Fertiliser Limited has begun countdown to the inauguration of its $2 billion Granulated Urea Fertiliser  complex located in the Dangote Free Zone. With a...

How 180 Ghanaians promised ‘decent jobs’ online got enslaved in Niger

Interpol officials in Niger have rescued some 180 Ghanaian men who traveled to the West African nation only to be enslaved. Police say they first...

Over 200 victims of sex trafficking rescued in Niger

Police in Niger say they have rescued 232 victims of sex trafficking as well as forced labor in an operation in the capital Niamey. According...

Liberia’s Antoinette Sayeh named as IMF deputy managing director

Liberia's Antoinette Sayeh has been picked as the deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund. The Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva named Sayeh who also...

Ghana’s top politicians receive scholarships meant for the needy

Several Ghanaian politicians have been indicted by the country’s Auditor General for illegally benefitting from the country’s scholarship secretariat. The performance audit report said the...

Africa’s top connector in Sierra Leone to develop entrepreneurship ecosystem

Emeka Okafor is a leader in the African maker and entrepreneurship space. For over two decades, he has connected innovators with the resources they...

Volkswagen set to begin assembling cars in Ghana in March

Officials of German car-maker, Volkswagen are hopeful of opening a car assembling plant in Ghana as early as March, 2020. Last year, VW CEO for...

Togo’s Gnassingbe wins presidential vote with 72.3 %

Togo's electoral commission, CENI on Sunday declared preliminary victory for incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe in Saturday's presidential election. According to results, Faure Gnassingbe won the...

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