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Ivory Coast referendum: ‘Yes’ vote wins with 93%

Electoral officials in Ivory Coast say the "yes" campaign has won Sunday's referendum on a new constitution, with 93.42% of the votes. The turnout was...

Niger Delta leaders want army out, oil firms headquaters’ relocated to the region

Leaders from Nigeria’s Niger Delta region have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to pull the army out from the area and order oil firms to...

Nigerian authorities raped, sexually assaulted Boko Haram victims – HRW

“One day he demanded to have sex with me. I refused but he forced me. It happened just that one time, but soon I...

Nigeria: Twin suicide bombers kills 9 people in Maiduguri

Two suicide bombers killed at least nine people on Saturday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s Borno State. The attack was...

Uber increases taxi service in Ghana as part of expansion plans in Africa

Taxi hiring service, Uber recently launched operations in Ghana’s capital, Accra as part of expansion plans across Africa. The taxi company also wants to convince...

Ghana passes law ‘to evict presidents’

Outgoing presidents in Ghana could be forcibly evicted from their official residences if they fail to move out in time, under new laws. Presidents and...

The Gambia joins African queue to leave ICC

The Gambia says it will pull of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after accusing the tribunal of persecuting and humiliating Africans. The small West African...

Why Dangote sacked 36 expats and 12 Nigerians – Downsizing not recession

The Dangote group of companies has denied media reports that a recent decision to retrench 48 of its staff was related to recession in...

Nigeria recession: Dangote sacks 36 expatriates, 12 Nigerians

As recession rocking Nigeria economy persist, one of the biggest employers of labour in the country outside of the government belonging to Africa’s richest...

Today is World Polio Day – Nigeria still Africa’s only ‘victim’

Every October 24 is marked as ‘World Polio Day’ by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its allied agencies in the fight against the...

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