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France to close all military bases in Mali by 2022

The French government has announced that by 2022 it will close all of its military bases in Mali. On Friday French President Emmanuel Macron made...

Ghana: Salaries for presidential spouses spark outrage

News of Ghana's previous parliament approving an arrangement for spouses of Ghana's President and the Vice-president to receive monthly salaries has sparked outrage among...

Ghana to pay $2.5 mln surgery fee to separate conjoined twins

The government of Ghana has taken up the full cost of surgery for the separation of conjoined twins delivered at one of the top health facilities...

Bandits abduct babies and nurses in Nigeria

Armed bandits have abducted babies, nurses and security guards from the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre in Zaria, Kaduna State. The incident occurred when the...

Thousands stage protest over massacre in Burkina Faso

Thousands of people poured onto the streets of Burkina Faso, demanding an end to the wave of killings in the West African country. It follows...

Ghana’s president orders probe into death of protesters

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday ordered a probe into the shooting of protesters on Tuesday in the town of Ejura in the Ashanti...

Protests erupt in Ghana after social media activist was beaten to death

There is anger in Ghana over the death of a social media activist who was beaten to pulp by unknown assailants. Kaaka Anyass Ibrahim, popularly...

School in Nigeria to accept fees in cryptocurrencies

A school in the northern Nigeria city of Kano is now accepting cryptocurrency as a means of payment fees. Oxford Science Academy, a private school...

The gift of queer and trans* Ghanaian activists

On June 23rd, 2021, Rightify Ghana called attention to an exchange of letters between Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Alban S. K. Bagbin and a...

Nigerians in Ghana cry foul over criminal tag

Nigerians living in Ghana are crying foul over attempts to criminalize their nationality. It follows an accusation by a journalist that the Nigerians are responsible...

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