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ICC upholds acquittal of ex-Ivorian president Gbagbo

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday upheld the acquittal of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo on crimes against humanity charges, paving the...

Liberia: Curfew after prisoners broke jail amid violent protests

Liberia has imposed a night curfew on the coastal county of Maryland effective Thursday April 1, amid the breaking of jail by some prisoners. The...

Niger makes several arrests after foiled coup attempt

Several people have been arrested in Niger while others are on the run after a foiled coup attempt on Wednesday morning. Government officials said a...

Heavy gunfire heard near Niger’s presidency

Niger's capital Niamey is on high alert after residents said they heard heavy gunfire on Wednesday morning near the presidency. A resident was quoted by...

Nigeria’s President Buhari travels to UK for ‘medical check-up’

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to the UK on Tuesday for a "routine medical check-up", according to his office. His spokesman Femi Adesina said...

Madagascar’s former president Ratsiraka dies aged 84

Madagascar's ex-president Didier Ratsiraka has died aged 84, according to the government. He died on Sunday after he was hospitalized with a flu, the current...

Nigerian man killed with body parts missing in Ghana

Police in central part of Ghana are investigating the circumstances under which a Nigerian man was killed in a town called Kasoa. According to police...

Liberia: Opposition figure arrested over Facebook post

Police in Liberia have arrested an official of the opposition Unity Party, Mohammed Ali, over his Facebook posts. The Facebook posts have been linked to...

Africa urged to support adopted General Comment No.25 (2021)

Child Online Africa (COA) has said in a statement that it "extends it compliments to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the...

Germany considers returning Nigeria’s stolen artefacts

Germany has said that it is considering returning some artefacts stolen from Nigeria during the colonial era. The particular artefacts in question are the Benin...

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