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ECOWAS leaders hold emergency meeting over Niger coup

West African leaders are holding an emergency summit on Sunday to discuss the coup that took place in Niger this week. "The ECOWAS Leaders will...

Niger: Soldiers overthrow President Bazoum in a coup

The President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum has been removed by power by soldiers in a coup carried out on Wednesday. He was earlier seized by...

French is no longer Mali’s official language

Mali has announced it has scrapped French as its official language, doing so more than six decades after it gained independence from France. A drafted...

Ghana’s parliament votes to abolish the death penalty

Ghana's lawmakers have voted to abolish the death penalty and remove it from the country's statute books. The parliamentarians on Tuesday approved for the death...

Ghana: Minister quits job over alleged stashed cash

A Ghanaian minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has been forced to leave her job after court documents revealed that she may have stashed cash amounting...

Guinea-Bissau: Anger after government suspends teachers salaries

Teachers in Guinea-Bissau are up in arms with the government for suspending the payment of their salaries. The government has declared war on ghost civil...

Nigerian world-record hurdler misses drug tests

A top Nigerian athlete and world -record hurdler Tobi Amusan, has been charged with breaking anti-doping rules. Amusan is the world record holder for the...

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu takes over as ECOWAS chairman

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has taken over as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of...

ECOWAS leaders hold summit in Guinea Bissau

West African leaders are meeting in Guinea Bissau's capital Bissau on Sunday to discuss various issues affecting the region. The Heads of State will be...

Gunmen attack Nigeria’s Benue State killing 24

Suspected gunmen have attacked some communities in Nigeria’s Benue State, killing 24 residents. The bandits believed to be gang members of the slain Terwase Akwaza,...

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