West Africa

The Nigerian state of Kaduna has sacked over 4,500 teachers who it has said are unable to write simple and acceptable sentences.

Police in Nigeria have recovered the official staff of authority of the Senate which was stolen on Wednesday from the Senate chamber of the national assembly.

Some hooligans on Wednesday invaded Nigeria’s national assembly in the capital, Abuja, and made away with the official mace, a ceremonial staff that represents the authority of the legislature.

The United Nations has cast doubt over many of Ghana’s social intervention programs aimed at eradicating extreme poverty in the West African nation.

Some former Ministers and Members of Parliament in Ghana are facing a probe for reportedly receiving double salaries while serving under the previous government.

Ghana’s government has announced it would be investing some $75 million (GHC 335 million) yearly in various projects aimed at curbing the rising road crashes in the West African nation.

New researches in parts of sub-Saharan Africa have revealed that many blood banks have supplies containing Malaria parasites.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on April 30, the White House said on Sunday.

A 17-year old girl in Ghana’s Ashanti region has been reportedly gang raped by five boys. The girl who is a basic school student is now battling for her life in the hospital, according to local media reports.

The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has said that more than one thousand children have been abducted by the militant group Boko Haram in the north-eastern part of Nigeria since 2013.