The Gambian government has detained at least 23 soldiers loyal to former leader Yahya Jammeh for allegedly plotting to revolt against Gambia’s new leader, Adama Barrow.
Liberians are expecting first set of official results from the October 10 presidential election on Thursday after an announcement was delayed on Wednesday.
At least 100 Ghanaian migrants are reported to have joined the terrorist group, the Islamic State in Libya, with Ghana's opposition political party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) confirming that the Libyan government has made the disclosure through its attorney general.
Liberians are voting on Tuesday to elect a new president who will replace current President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf who has served for 12 years after becoming Africa’s first democratically elected female president.
A coalition of rights groups on Monday asked Ghana's government of Ghana to "should ensure adequate funding for mental health services" in order to help eliminate "the widespread practice of shackling and other abuses against people with psychosocial disabilities".
Government officials in Ghana have announced that seven people have been killed in a gas explosion in the country's capital with some 132 others sustaining injuries.
