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[Photos]: Ghana unveils locally assembled Volkswagen cars

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday unveiled Volkswagen vehicles assembled in the West African country for the first time. The cars were assembled in VW...

Grocery retailer Shoprite to exit Nigeria after 15 years

Africa's biggest grocery retailer, Shoprite, is exiting the continent's most populated country, Nigeria, after 15 years. The Cape Town-based retailer has started a formal process...

Covid-19 spreads among Gambia government officials

The coronavirus is fast spreading among government officials in the Gambia days after the country's Vice President caught the virus. President Adama Barrow last week...

Didier Drogba submits candidacy for Ivorian FA presidency

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has formally submitted his candidacy to become the next president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation (FIF). Drogba drew thousands...

Ghanaian nurses in Barbados test positive for Covid-19

Nine Ghanaian nurses who travelled to Barbados last week to provide health care services have tested positive for COVID-19. They were part of the 95...

Boko Haram militants kill 15 in northern Cameroon

Suspected militants from Islamist group Boko Haram killed 15 people and wounded six others in a grenade attack on a camp for displaced people...

Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo won’t run for president

Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo will not be running for President this year after his party named a new candidate. The party picked his former...

Nigeria: Police officer rapes woman for not wearing facemask

The Rivers State Police are on the heels of a police officer who allegedly raped a 23-year-old lady arrested for not wearing a face...

Ivory Coast defence minister Bakayoko named prime minister

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has appointed Defence Minister Hamed Bakayoko as prime minister after his predecessor died suddenly this month, the presidency said...

Ivory Coast’s ruling party nominates Ouattara for 2020 polls

Ivory Coast ruling party the RHDP on Wednesday officially nominated President Alassane Ouattara as candidate for October's presidential election. At a convention in Abidjan on...

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