Browsing Category
West Africa
Nigeria: Mr Ibu’s leg amputated for medical reason
Popular Nigerian actor, John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu, has had his leg amputated for medical reasons, his…
Ghana: Ruling party picks VP Bawumia as 2024 flagbearer
Ghana‘s ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has elected the Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia as its candidate for…
Ghana: Soldiers brutalise civilians as scores flee their…
Soldiers in Ghana have reportedly brutalised civilians a community called Garu, in the Upper East Region of…
Liberia elections: Weah and Boakai set for run-off
The presidential election in Liberia is set for a run-off between incumbent President George Weah and his main…
Ghana: Spillage of water from major dam displaces…
Parts of Ghana’s Volta Region in the south of the country have been inundated with floods due to the spillage of…
Nigeria steps up diphtheria vaccination as it kills over…
Authorities in Nigeria have stepped up diphtheria vaccination as the latest outbreak of the disease kills more…
French troops start withdrawal from Niger
French military convoys have started withdrawing from bases in southwest Niger after the ruling military junta…
Liberians vote for new president in crucial election
Liberians are voting on Tuesday in a general election that would enable them to decide their new president.…
Burkina Faso coup leader wants country safe before…
Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Ibrahim Traore has said elections would only take place towards transition when…
Nigeria: Unions declare strike over rising cost of…
Nigeria will experience a total shutdown of public services as the two largest labour unions declare an…