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Category: West Africa

West Africa has been defined as including the 18 countries Benin, Burkina Faso, the island of Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, the island of Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe and Togo.

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Can Uber’s boat service fix Nigeria’s traffic crisis?

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On Friday global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc launched a pilot test of a boat service in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos. It was meant to attract commuters seeking to avoid the notorious heavy traffic situation in the populated and congested commercial city. Called the UberBOAT, the waterway service is operated in partnership with local boat operator Texas Connection Ferries and… Read More
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Nigeria: Man falls and dies while waiting to board flight

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A Nigerian passenger on Saturday slumped and died while waiting to board a flight in Lagos airport. Named only as Jude, he died undergoing boarding procedures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. News Agency of Nigeria reported that the 44-year-old passenger was about boarding an Air France flight when he suddenly slumped. A senior police officer in Lagos,… Read More
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Making Futures: The stories of young African entrepreneurs

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A book detailing the exciting, challenging and dynamic stories of some young African entrepreneurs has been launched in Ghana’s capital Accra. The book was written by another young and dynamic entrepreneur, Sangu Delle who is a Ghanaian. Publisher of the 304 page book is Cassava Republic Press. Patrick Awuah, founder of a leading University in Ghana, Ashesi University, launched the… Read More
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Muslims in Ghana march against hijab discrimination

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Thousands of Muslims across Ghana on Saturday staged a street protest against hijab discrimination. The peaceful march took place in key cities across the country’s 15 regions. Most of the protesters were young Muslims who are pushing for total end to discrimination against the wearing of the hijab of Islamic headscarf. They were joined by other prominent Muslim leaders in… Read More
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500,000 Burkinabes flee their homes due to violence

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The United Nations has said that about 500,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Burkina Faso due to jihadist violence since January this year. The global body said many of those who fled their homes were from two regions of Burkina Faso. Those regions have been hit by ethnic and jihadist violence, increasing more than six-fold since… Read More
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The candidates seeking to become Ghana’s next FA president

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Six individuals who have been cleared to contest for the presidency of the Ghana football Association are hoping to secure the top job to reform the body. The election which is set for October 25, will see five men and a woman vying to replace disgraced former president Kwesi Nyantakyi. Vetting process this month was without no controversy after some candidates… Read More
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Child Online Africa wants Ghana to be ‘Period Smart’

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International Day of the Girl (IDG), 2019 will be marking 25 years of progress for girls. In these years, women have pressed several agendas and these movements have expanded. They are being organized by and for adolescent girls, and tackling issues like child marriage, education inequality, gender based violence, climate change, self-esteem and girls’ rights to enter places of worship,… Read More
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Liberia: Radio station critical of President Weah shutdown

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Liberian President George Weah’s resolve for press freedom is coming under serious scrutiny after riot police shut a popular radio station critical of him. The police reportedly broke into offices of Roots FM in the capital, Monrovia following a discussion on the alleged wasteful spending by the President. Henry Costa, the station’s US-based owner who hosts the show that discussed… Read More
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Chinese vessel fined $1m over illegal fishing in Ghana

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Ghanaian authorities have fined owners of a Chinese vessel that engaged in illegal fishing in the country’s waters. Owners of the fishing vessel, Lu Rong Yuan Yu 956 will have to pay a $1 million fine for illegal fishing and additional $22, 700 (GHc124,000) for having fish onboard. According to local news outlet CITI FM reporting, the fishing vessel was… Read More
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Ghanaian university to turn away students who ‘dress indecently’

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A top Ghanaian University has issued a warning to students who dress provocatively, saying they risk being turned away. The Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science at the University of Ghana post the warning notice in the wake of a sexual harassment exposé that implicated some lecturers. The university interdicted the lecturers after they were implicated in the BBC… Read More
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