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Morocco’s request to join ECOWAS approved

West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco's membership application despite the country being in North Africa. But Ecowas leaders meeting in Liberia...

Ivorian footballer Tiote dies after collapsing in training

Former Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tiote has died aged 30 after collapsing during training in China, a spokesman for the player has announced. In his...

Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast elected to UN Security Council

The 193-member United Nations General Assembly elected Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru and Poland to the U.N. Security Council on Friday for a...

Missing Ghanaian Unicef director confirmed dead

UNICEF has confirmed that it's Ghanaian director Charlotte Nikoi who went missing months ago in South Africa is dead. Unicef in a statement said the...

4 charged for doctored WhatsApp photo of Senegal’s president

Four people have been charged over sharing a doctored photo of Senegalese President Macky Sall's face superimposed on the body of a naked man...

Sahel states want $56m EU for anti-Islamist force

The countries of West Africa’s Sahel region are requesting 50 million euros ($56 million) from the European Union to help set up a multinational...

Jammeh’s loyalists clash with ECOWAS troops

Six people have been seriously wounded in the Gambia after supporters of ex-President Yahya Jammeh clashed with regional forces deployed in the wake of...

14 dead after gangs clash in southern Nigeria

Members of two rival gangs clashed in southern Nigeria early on Friday in violence that left at least 12 people dead, a community leader...

Charles Taylor’s ex-wife charged with torture

The ex-wife of Liberia's former president has been charged with torture, the Metropolitan Police said. Agnes Reeves Taylor, who was married to Charles Taylor, is...

Nigeria policemen ‘killed by navy’ in Calabar

Three Nigerian police officers have reportedly been killed after clashes with members of the navy in the south-eastern city of Calabar. It is unclear what...

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