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Ghana: Opposition member elected speaker of parliament amid chaos

Ghanaian lawmakers have elected a member of the opposition party as speaker of the country’s parliament. Former Member of Parliament, Alban Bagbin was elected after...

Niger: Death toll from jihadist attacks rises to 100

Some 100 people have now been confirmed dead from the suspected jihadist attacks on two villages in Niger. According to the Prime Minister Brigi Rafini, 70...

Ghana: Schools to reopen from mid-January

Schools in Ghana are reopening from January 15 after ten months of closure. In March last year, the government of Ghana ordered the closure of...

Ghanaian arrested over murder of Ethiopian refugee in Italy

An Ethiopian refugee has been reportedly raped and murdered in Italy. Agitu Gudeta was killed on her farm in the northern region of Trentino. The deceased...

Ghana’s opposition files court papers to challenge 2020 poll results

Lawyers for Ghana’s opposition leader, John Mahama have filed court papers at the country’s supreme court challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election. The...

Ghana’s opposition begins legal challenge to 2020 poll results

Ghana's opposition party the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has started legal processes at the country's supreme court challenging the results of the 2020 elections. The...

Ghana bans opposition protests amid post-election agitations

Ghana's police service has announced that it has secured a court order banning opposition supporters from protesting amid post-election agitations. Opposition supporters have been demonstrating...

New coronavirus variant discovered in Nigeria

A new variant of the coronavirus has been discovered in Nigeria, according to the head of Africa's Centre for Disease Control. Dr John Nkengasong said...

Ghana: Police clash with opposition MPs amid post-election protest

Minority MPs in Ghana's parliament are livid after clashing with police during a protest march to the Electoral Commission on Tuesday. The minority MPs were...

Mali goes into another lockdown as Covid-19 cases surge

Mali's government has announced another lock-down to fight the surge in coronavirus cases. The country is recording an average of 150 new covid-19 infections forcing...

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