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Oil and Gas Council hosts first Senegal offshore licencing round

President Macky Sall opened the Oil & Gas Council’s 4th MSGBC Basin Summit & Exhibition in Dakar on Wednesday. Held in partnership with PETROSEN, Senegal’s...

Gambia: Journalists threaten hunger strike over arrest of colleagues

Journalists in the Gambia have threatened to embark on a hunger strike as they push for the release of some of their colleagues arrested by...

Nigeria’s Lagos state bans ‘Okadas’ and tricycles

Nigeria's Lagos State government has announced a ban on the activities of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, and tricycles also referred to as Keke...

Gambia arrests 137 protesters, shuts down media outlets

Gambian police have arrested 137 people and shut down some media houses following clashes between police and protesters on Sunday. According to a government statement,...

Ghana: Some young people smoke dried faeces for vitality

Ghanaian officials are lamenting the surge in the smoking of dried faeces among some young people who also soak sanitary pads to drink for...

Gambia bans group pushing for Adama Barrow’s exit

The Gambian government has banned a group called Operation 3-Years Jotna, which has been pushing for the resignation of President Adama Barrow. The decision to...

Revealed: What’s fuelling the rapid hotel growth in West Africa

Today, Africa is seen as one of the most promising regions for hotel developers. Aside from small chains and independents, four global hotel groups...

Angélique Kidjo wins another Grammy, dedicates it to Burna Boy

The Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo has won another Grammy award. She won the World Music category of the US music awards on Sunday night. This makes...

Africa anxious as Ivory Coast tests woman for Coronavirus

Africans are getting anxious following reports that Ivory Coast is already testing a woman for a suspected case of coronavirus. Ivory Coast's health ministry has...

Gambia rejects death reports after police and protesters clashed

Gambian officials have dismissed media reports that at least three people died after protesters clashed with police on Sunday in the Gambian capital Banjul. The...

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