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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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Nigeria: Protest held over killing of young women

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Hundreds of women in Nigeria on Wednesday marched to the Government House in Port Harcourt, protesting the killing of young women in hotels in Rivers State. The women clad in black attire held placards with messages that called for an end to the killings. At least, eight young women have been murdered in different hotels in the River state within… Read More
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South Africa apologizes to Nigeria over xenophobic violence

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South Africa has sent an official envoy to Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari apologizing over recent xenophobic attacks. These violent attacks sparked tension between Nigeria and South Africa, resulting in the evacuation of some Nigerians from South Africa. Many Nigerians were attacked and their businesses destroyed in the wave of the xenophobic attacks mainly in Johannesburg. A special envoy from South… Read More
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Ghana: Four kidnapped girls confirmed dead by police

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Police in Ghana have confirmed the death of four girls that went missing in 2018 in Western Ghana. The girls were reported to have been kidnapped but bodies believed to belong to them were discovered in August of this year. Police confirmed retrieving some bodies from a septic tank behind a house, one of the suspects used to live in.… Read More
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ICC prosecutor appeals Laurent Gbagbo’s release

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The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda on Monday appealed the acquittal of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo. Gbagbo’s freedom was granted by judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) early this year. He now stays in Belgium following his acquittal by the Court. That acquittal at the time was to be appealed by the prosecutors… Read More
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Ghana: Chaos as parents seek school placement for their kids

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Tiring and a frustrating exercise – the cry of thousands of parents and their wards who trooped Ghana’s Independence Square to obtain placement into high schools. Placement in schools in Ghana for the past ten years has been computerized. The Computerized School Placement System, CSPS allots basic school students their places of studies in high schools. That system until recently… Read More
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Ghana: Teenager commits suicide over school placement

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A 15-year-old Junior High School (JHS) graduate has committed suicide by hanging at a town called Agona Asafo in Central Ghana. According to Ghana’s News Agency, the teenager hanged himself for not securing his preferred senior high school. Isaac Arhin, according to reports had wished to be placed in a school in central Ghana under the country’s computer selection School… Read More
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Lupita’s role as Nigerian character divides opinions

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Some Nigerians have expressed anger at the choice of Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o as a Nigerian character in the 10-episode screen adaption of the novel Americanah. Nigerian award winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s prize-winning bestseller was published in 2013. The novel tells the story of a Nigerian woman woman who goes to the US to attend university and her subsequent… Read More
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BBNaija: UK Metro Police officer, Khafi evicted

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Khafi Kareem, the UK Metro Police officer whose participation in the ongoing Big Brother Naija Season Four sparked controversy has been evicted. Khafi was evicted during the live show on Sunday after being put up for eviction alongside Tacha, Mike and Seyi. Kareem was reported to be facing a probe from her employers, the Metropolitan Police in London for appearing… Read More
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ECOWAS leaders pledge $1 bln to fight Islamist militants

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Leaders of West African nations on Saturday pledged $1 billion to combat the surge in Islamist militancy threats in the sub-region. The ECOWAS sub-region has become troubled region with militants constantly launching deadly attacks. Al Qaeda and Islamic State aligned groups have strengthened their foothold across West Africa and the Sahel region. This year a lot of ethnic violence and… Read More
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The 22-year old Ghanaian lady who slept with 700 men

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A Ghanaian lady called Charlotte Abena Serwaa Ghanabah has told local media that she has had sexual encounters with about 700 men. She is quoted by local news portal GhPage to have said that some of the 700 men she had slept with were well known Ghanaian celebrities. Abena claimed to have started having sex at the age of 14… Read More
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