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Gambian player cleared of ‘double identity’ gets call-up

The Gambian footballer Bakery Jatta was facing a probe from Germany’s football federation the DFB after reports of him having a double identity emerged in...

Ghana loses $190m from the US over cancelled power deal

Ghana has lost the second tranche of a grant amounting to $190 million provided by the United States to improve its power supply. This is...

Nigeria insists Boko Haram has been ‘technically defeated’

The Nigerian government has said it stands by a 2015 claim that militant group Boko Haram has been defeated. Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture,...

How ex-Jammeh ally tortured and killed political opponents

A former key ally of former Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh has admitted to supervising the arrest, torture and killing of opposition politicians and critics...

The task of changing the ‘Ghana Man Time’ mind-set

Ghana is seeking to instill discipline and timekeeping at all places in citizens with the launch of a Punctuality campaign. Spearheaded by the Punctuality Ghana...

Burkinabe army outposts attacked, five killed

Militants have launched two attacks on military outposts in northern Burkina Faso, killing five people. The Burkinabe army said on Saturday that four soldiers and...

Nigeria: Buhari orders raid on religious ‘torture schools’

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday ordered massive clampdown on illegal religious schools across Nigeria. These Islamic schools called rehabilitation centres are reportedly subjecting children...

Ghana terminates $580m power deal with Filipino company

Ghana has finally cancelled its power agreement with Philippines Meralco led Power Distribution Services. The country’s power distributor, the Electricity Company was taken over by...

IMF calls for speedy resolution to Nigeria border closure

The International Monetary Fund is asking Nigeria to speed up resolution to the closure of its border with neighboring west African nations. Since August 20,...

Meet Kafayat Sanni, Nigeria’s first female fighter jet pilot

Kafayat Sanni has made history becoming Nigeria's first female fighter jet pilot. Sanni in 2017 emerged as the overall best pilot at the Nigerian Armed...

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