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Gambia’s Barrow scraps Jammeh’s four-day week policy

Working days in The Gambia are now five instead of four which used to be the norm under former leader, Yahya Jammeh. That means Gambians...

Gambian diplomats sacked by exiled leader Jammeh recalled by Barrow

Ambassadors sacked by The Gambia’s former leader Yahya Jammeh have been re-instated by the new president, Adama Barrow. According to local media all the dismissed...

Nigerian judge proposes execution of prisoners to deal with congestion

A judge in Nigeria’s southern Delta State wants governors in the country to sign warrants for persons on death row. According to Judge Marshal Umukoro,...

Nigerian soldier jailed for killing civilian

A Nigerian soldier has been jailed for seven years for killing a man at a market in the country’s northeast, the army announced, in...

Gambia Cabinet ministers sworn-in

The new government in The Gambia is gradually taking shape with the swearing in of 10 cabinet ministers by the country’s President, Adama Barrow...

Liberia tests second unit of its Hydropower generating Plant

Mt coffee hydropower dam, Liberia's biggest post-war infrastructure project, comes back on after 25 years.   Liberia on Wednesday started testing the second turbine of its...

Frozen €33 million EU financial support for The Gambia now released

The Gambian government is to receive financial support from the European Union (EU) after the said fund meant for the 2015/2016 financial year was...

10-year-old would-be suicide bomber dies in northeast Nigeria

Nigerian security inspect the scene of a bomb blast at the Jos Terminus Market, on December 12, 2014. A 10-year-old died after the suicide...

83 Nigerians deported from the UK

Nigerian media has reported that about 83 Nigerians have been deported from the United Kingdom. According to the PUNCH, these Nigerians should be back home...

Ghana’s parliament hit by bribery allegation scandal

Ghana’s lawmaking chamber has been rocked by a bribery allegation scandal, weeks into the tenure of the country’s new president, Nana Akufo-Addo. Local media Starr...

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