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Mali coup leaders release president and prime minister

Coup leaders in Mali have released the country's interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. According to reports they were freed at around...

Boat with 160 passengers onboard sinks in Niger River

Nigerian authorities have said that a boat with 160 passengers onboard on Wednesday sank in the Niger River. The accident happened due to what reports...

Ecowas left dazed by Mali’s political crisis as it looks for resolution

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been left confused following Mali's current political crisis. The country's coup leaders on Tuesday...

Nigeria: Four police officers killed in an attack by gunmen

Gunmen have killed at least four police officers after an attack on police stations in Nigeria's south-east in Enugu State. In neighboring Ebonyi state,...

Covid-19 pandemic fueling child labour in Ghana

The unprecedented economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, together with global school closures and inadequate government assistance, is pushing children into exploitative and dangerous...

Mali’s coup leaders have seized power again

Mali's coup leaders have announced that they have seized power once more, after relieving interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane of...

Gambia: Commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes

Testimony before a Gambian truth commission linking former president Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave crimes during his 22 years in office should be followed by criminal accountability, Human...

Mali’s President detained by soldiers amid fears of another coup

There are fears Mali may be witnessing another military coup after soldiers detained the country's president and prime minister. Soldiers reportedly unhappy with a recently...

Hundreds stage street protest in Senegal against LGBTQ rights

Hundreds of people have staged a street protest in Senegal in opposition to activities of LGBTQ persons. The protest on Sunday in the capital Dakar...

Ex-Ghanaian President withdraws as special AU envoy to Somalia

Former Ghanaian President John Mahama has withdrawn his acceptance as a special African Union (AU) envoy to mediate talks over the political crisis in...

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