Gambians will on Saturday vote for new mayors for various assemblies in the West African nation, the first time such an election is taking place since Yahya Jammeh was ousted in 2017.
The Speaker of Ghana’s parliament has threatened to resign if any attempt is made to put a legislation before the law-making chamber to approve gay rights.
Several luxury cars and planes belonging to former President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh have been put on sale by the current government to off-set debts incurred by the former leader.
Two major powers in West Africa, Ghana and Nigeria have announced health measures to prevent the spread of Ebola from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo Addo has stirred controversy after he declared his uncle Joseph Boakye Danquah as the founder of the country’s premier tertiary institution, the University of Ghana.
The military in Nigeria has said that over 1,000 people held hostage by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the northeast of the country have been rescued.
The Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday travel to London in the UK for a four day medical check-up, according to his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu.
