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Gambian president orders release of more prisoners

President Adama Barrow of The Gambia has ordered the release of 98 more prisoners from the country’s notorious Mile II prisons.

Ghanaian women reject male midwives

Some women in Ghana do not like to consult male midwives when they are pregnant. The Ghanaian government has scrapped a pilot project which allowed men to be trained as midwives.

Ghana alarmed by surge in gambling among youth

Ghana has for many years now struggled to create economic opportunities for its teaming youth many of whom are unemployed, but it now has another emerging threat to fix which is the surge in gambling among the youthful population.

Nigerian refugees in Cameroon to return home under UNHCR deal

Tens of thousands of Nigerians who fled to Cameroon to escape the Boko Haram insurgency could be voluntarily repatriated under an agreement signed by...

Mali jihadist groups to merge

Mali's main jihadist groups said on Thursday they will merge under Islamist leader Iyad Ag-Ghali whose fighters have claimed multiple attacks on Malian, French...

Nigeria’s vice president visits oil region for peace talks

Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo travelled to the restive southeastern oil region on Thursday to continue peace talks, according to his Twitter account, as...

Gambia’s Barrow travels to Senegal for his first foreign trip

The President of the Gambia Adama Barrow is visiting Senegal for a three-day official visit from Thursday, his first foreign trip since becoming President.

Nigeria’s talks with Boko Haram over Chibok girls could lead to peace

Talks between Nigeria and Boko Haram militants over the release of some 200 schoolgirls abducted from Chibok almost three years ago could extend to...

Liberia’s Ebola hero dies in childbirth

The West African country of Liberia is mourning the death of its biggest Ebola fighter, Salome Karwah.

VIDEO: Should Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari Resign?

President Muhammadu Buhari has been in the United Kingdom since January on a medical vacation. Buhari's continued stay has set tongues wagging, with unending...

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