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Surprise winner of Gambia poll eyes new cabinet

The winner of Gambia's presidential election told Reuters on Saturday he was keen to form a new cabinet to get cracking with reforms, a...

Gambia’s Jammeh in shock election loss after 22-year rule

Adama Barrow. Photo Credit: Africanews   Gambian leader Yahyah Jammeh, who vowed to rule the tiny West African nation for "a billion years", was handed a...

Gambia’s Jammeh loses Banjul votes to opposition

Adama Barrow. Photo Credit: Africanews   Official results from Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) indicates that opposition leader Adama Barrow has beaten incumbent President Yahya Jammeh...

Boko Haram attacks, destroys farm communities

Women and children are seen gathered at the water point at the Internally displaced peoples camp Muna camp in Maiduguri. Photo Credit: Reuters     Fati Adamu has...

Female extremists prove hardest to help

Women who join violent extremists such as Nigeria's Boko Haram are lured by the promise of power and influence they otherwise would not get...

Gambia election: Internet and international calls banned

The Gambia has banned the internet and international phone calls as presidential elections are held in the West African state. Officials have also banned demonstrations...

Nigeria joins African Union campaign to end child marriage

Women's rights activists on Wednesday urged Nigeria to accelerate efforts to end child marriage after it joined an African Union (AU) campaign to eliminate...

France gives Cameroon equipment worth $700,000 to combat Boko Haram

France has made a donation of military hardware to the Cameroonian Armed Forces as part of efforts aimed at combating the Boko Haram insurgent...

Nigeria to complete sale of Eurobond by end of first quarter of 2017

Nigeria hopes to conclude the sale of a $1 billion Eurobond by the end of the first quarter of 2017.According to vice President Yemi...

Ghana Elections: Incumbent president to debate opposition party leaders

Presidential and parliamentary elections are due in Ghana on December 7, but voters are yet to witness a debate featuring the various presidential candidates...

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