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Professor, child killed in suicide bombing in Nigeria’s Maiduguri

At least four people have been killed in suicide bombing attack in Nigeria’s University of Maiduguri on Monday. Local media the Punch reported that...

Gambians flee country as Adama Barrow seeks refuge in Senegal

Most of those leaving the country in anticipation of violence are women. Photo Credit: Getty   Gambians are reportedly fleeing their country days before the tenure...

Police arrest Lagos Socialite for Putting Chain On Girls

The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said it has arrested a socialite, Mike Eze-Nwalie Nwogu popularly known as 'Pretty Mike' for dehumanizing young...

Gambia president-elect Barrow ‘to stay in Senegal until inauguration’

The Gambia's president-elect Adama Barrow is to remain in Senegal until his planned inauguration on Thursday, state media in Senegal say. The move was requested...

Gunmen kidnap five students and two staff from Nigerian school

Gunmen kidnapped five students and two staff, including a Turkish national, from an international school in Nigeria's southern state of Ogun, police said on...

Ivory Coast mutineers reach deal amid fears of renewed revolt

Mutinous soldiers are seen in a car, in Bouake, Ivory Coast. Photo Credit: Reuters   Disgruntled soldiers in Ivory Coast reached an agreement with the government late...

African Union not to recognize Gambia’s Jammeh after his tenure expires

The African Union has announced it will no longer recognize Yahya Jammeh as the president of the Gambia when his tenure expires on January...

Gunfire erupts before talks in Ivory Coast’s Bouake

Gunfire erupted in Ivory Coast's second largest city, Bouake, on Friday, before talks between the defence minister and disgruntled soldiers who staged a two-day...

Nigeria’s Buhari replies critics on the release of kidnapped Chibok girls

A representative for the Chibok girls meets Mr Buhari. Photo Credit: AFP   The president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari had rejected criticisms his government has not...

Jammeh’s party in court to block the inauguration of Adama Barrow

Gambia’s ruling party, Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC), has filed a motion at the Supreme Court seeking to stop the intended inauguration...

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