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Nigeria: Police officers face dismissal and prosecution for torture

A number of police officers in Nigeria are facing dismissal and prosecution for illegal detentions and torture. A panel set up by Nigeria's National Human...

Ghana’s President Akufo Addo booed at international musical event

Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo was booed by disenchanted Ghanaians when he mounted the stage to address the Global Citizen Festival hosted in the...

Nigeria: University teachers to challenge order to suspend strike

Public university teachers in Nigeria may not comply with an order to suspension of their seven month old strike which has disrupted academic activities. The...

Nigeria makes its biggest ever cocaine seizure worth over $278m

The Nigerian drug enforcement agency has made its biggest seizure of cocaine in the country's history. Four Nigerian men aged 69, 65, and two 53-year-olds...

Nigeria and Morocco sign agreement for gas pipeline

Morocco and Nigeria have signed an agreement to build a major pipeline transporting gas from south-east Nigeria and across the Sahara. The 7,000km (4,300-mile) link...

Ghana declares end of Marburg outbreak

Health officials in Ghana have declared that the recent outbreak of the Marburg virus is now over following no positive case in 42 days. In...

West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network launched in Accra

A new civil society advocacy coalition focused on promoting democratic values in the West African sub-region has been launched in Ghana’s capital, Accra. Called the...

Gambia suspends paracetamol syrups after link to deaths of children

Gambia's government has launched an investigation into a suspected link between paracetamol syrups and the deaths of dozens of young children. The government has now...

Nigeria: Over 100 militants drown as they flee strikes

Over 100 militants in Nigeria have drowned as they attempted to flee air strikes. The Boko Haram jihadists drowned in a river in northeast Nigeria’s...

Emirates to resume flights to Nigeria after release of funds

Emirates has said that it will resume some flights to Nigeria this month after the Central Bank of Nigeria released a portion of funds...

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