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Man drowns trying to rescue $20 note in river

Police in Liberia have said that a man drowned after he jumped into a river in the capital, Monrovia, to retrieve a $20 note...

Ecowas lifts sanctions imposed on Mali

The West African regional group, Ecowas has announced the lifting of sanctions imposed on Mali after soldiers toppled the government of ex-President Ibrahim Boubacar...

Liberia arrests 11 Ghanaians for engaging in illegal mining

Liberian officials have arrested eleven Ghanaians for engaging in what they call ‘illegal gold and diamond mining’. They were arrested in the Bong County following...

Liberia’s Weah angry with ‘rude citizens’ asking him for money

Liberia’s President George Weah has expressed anger at some Liberians who continue to ask him for favours but refuse to show him respect. According to...

Malian officials free hundreds of jailed jihadists

Officials in Mali have freed more than 100 jihadists jailed for carrying out violent acts. The prisoners were released in the central region of Niono...

Nigeria bans notorious police unit from ‘stop and search’ duties

Nigeria's notorious police unit called the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has been banned from routine patrols. The country's Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu in...

Why older women seek love with young men in Gambia

These thrill-seeking grannies are young at heart . . . and in the loins. A new documentary that premiered last night in the UK reports on a...

British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye wins top UK award

British-Ghanaian architect Sir David Adjaye has received top UK honour in the area of Architecture. He has become the first black recipient of the Gold...

Five illegal miners die after mining pit collapses in Ghana

Ghanaian officials have confirmed the death of five people after a mining pit collapsed on them. The incident occurred in a community called Anyafuri Gyaman...

Impact Hub Accra wins $10k MASHAV grant to tackle plastic waste

Impact Hub Accra, a leading social entrepreneurship and innovation centre in Ghana has been awarded a grant of $10,000 by the Israeli government’s development...

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