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Former Nigerian foreign affairs minister abducted

  A former minister of foreign affairs of Nigeria, Bagudu Hirse is reported to have been abducted by gunmen. The Daily Trust reports that the...

Moody’s: Nigeria GDP could expand next year if oil output rises

Photo Credit: Pixabay   Nigeria's economy can expand by 2.5 percent next year, rebounding from a recession entered in the second quarter, as long it can keep...

Mali ethnic militia group says it will lay down its arms

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Mali in October. Photo Credit: Reuters   A militia in central Mali that represents ethnic...

Nigeria’s president Buhari ‘begs’ militants to stop bombing oil pipelines

Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari has made a passionate appeal to militants in the Niger Delta to stop destroying oil pipelines . The Punch reported...

Mali’s local elections marred by protests, boycotts

Voters register at a polling station during local elections in Bamako, Mali, November 20, 2016. Photo Credit: REUTERS   Malians burned ballot boxes and protested against long-delayed...

Nigeria’s government stops salaries for ex-leaders

Former President Goodluck Jonathan (L) gracefully accepted defeat at the hands of Mr Buhari (R). Photo Credit: AFP   Nigeria's government has failed to pay the...

Six dead in suicide bombings in Nigeria’s Maiduguri

Photo File Credit: punchng   Police officials in Nigeria have confirmed the death of six people from suicide bombings in Maiduguri on Friday. The Commissioner of Police Damian...

Police in Ghana clash with illegal miners, at least two confirmed dead

Photo Credit: Starr Fm   Police in Ghana have confirmed the death of at least two people after illegal miners clashed with police officers in the...

Nigerian hanged in Singapore for cannabis offence

Photo Credit: BBC   A 38-year-old Nigerian man has been hanged for drug trafficking after being caught with 2.6kg of cannabis. "A 38-year-old male Nigerian national, Chijioke...

Children of Rastafarians in Ghana refused admissions into schools due to their dreadlocks

Some rastafarians in their dreadlocks. File photo Credit: 3FM   Rastafarians in Ghana have announced their intention to sue the country’s education ministry for denying their children...

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