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Ghana gets its version of Silicon Valley

Ghanaian inventors have announced the launch of the country’s own version of the “Silicon Valley” to promote innovation in technology.

Ghana struggles to deal with nomadic herdsmen

Officials in Ghana are now struggling to calm tension in parts of the country where the activities of Fulanis herdsmen has led to clashes and deaths.

Nigeria: Americans and Canadians abducted; 2 police killed

Kidnappers have abducted two Americans and two Canadians in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, killing two police officers, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.

The Nigerian doctor who operates on babies with tumor in wombs

The story of a Nigerian Physician, Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye who joined a team of doctors from Texas to perform a special surgery on a baby in a woman’s womb has gone viral on social media.

Gambia: Political activities banned after deadly clashes

The government of The Gambia has placed a ban on political activities following deadly clashes between supporters of the country’s President Adama Barrow and opposition supporters in two communities in the western coast region.

Nigeria: Father slaps new-born baby for being a girl

A Nigerian father slapped her own three-week old baby for being a girl, an action that has led to the baby been hospitalized.

Johnson Sirleaf rejects her expulsion from ruling party

The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has rejected the decision of her political party, the Unity Party to sack her for alleged roles leading to the ruling party’s defeat in last year’s presidential elections.

Nigeria: Boko Haram fighters freed after “repenting”

The Nigerian army has announced that it has set free 244 Boko Haram fighters who it says have now repented or undergone rehabilitation and are no more a threat to society.

Ghana: Police arrest men with bombs

Police in Ghana’s capital Accra have arrested some individuals in possession of grenades with one of the suspects said to be a member of Jihadist militant group in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Chibok girls in Boko Haram captivity seen in new video

A new video has emerged showing some of the Chibok school girls kidnapped by the Militant group, Boko Haram in Nigeria in 2014 still in captivity.

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