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Liberia’s Johnson Sirleaf to lead mediation mission to Gambia

Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow. Photo Credit: Reuters   Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will lead a mission to Gambia on Tuesday to mediate in a crisis brought...

EU agrees money-for-migration deal with Mali

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Mali in October.   The European Union, under an agreement published on Monday, will provide...

Ghana’s next leader under pressure to deliver for impatient voters

President-elect of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo. Photo Credit: Reuters   Ghana's President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo needs to act fast to deliver on his campaign promise to create jobs,...

Gambia President Yahya Jammeh must step down – UN

Adama Barrow, left, accused Mr Jammeh of damaging democracy. Photo Credit: Reuters/AFP Gambian President Yahya Jammeh must hand over power after defeat in elections, the...

Two girl suicide bombers kill at least three in Nigeria’s Maiduguri

Photo Credit: CBC   Two girl suicide bombers killed at least three people and wounded 17 at a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri...

More than 100 killed in church collapse in Nigeria

At least 100 people were killed by the collapse of a church in southeastern Nigeria, a resident and photojournalist who visited the town morgue...

Gambia’s president-elect says loser Jammeh cannot reject polls

Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow said on Saturday that outgoing leader Yahya Jammeh had no authority to reject the results of the Dec. 1 election,...

Gambia leader Yahya Jammeh rejects election result

Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh has rejected the result of the presidential election held earlier this month, a week after admitting defeat. Mr Jammeh cited "abnormalities"...

Meet Ghana’s new president, Nana Akufo-Addo

After two failed bids, Nana Akufo-Addo has managed to clinch Ghana's presidency. He had long been seen as an aloof elitist, but now many...

African governments urged to help 3.5 million people uprooted from their homes in 2015

As many as 3.5 million people in Africa were uprooted from their homes in 2015 due to conflict and natural disasters and left stranded...

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