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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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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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Islam, Social Media and Rise of Atheism in Northern Nigeria

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Atheism was the focus of a seminar by the Centre for Islamic Civilization and Interfaith Dialogue (CICID) at the Bayero University Kano. The seminar was held on September 12, 2019. Panelists explored the topic: Social Media and the Rise of Atheism among the Muslim Youths in Northern Nigeria. Causes, Consequences, and Recommendations. One wonders why this little known organization decided… Read More
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Ex-Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh stole $362 million

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The Gambian government has said that Ex-Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh stole $362 million from the state during his 22-year rule. The latest revelations were made public by the government in a report following a commission of inquiry into the presidency of Jammeh. The report said millions of dollars were stolen by Jammeh and his associates during his tenure before he… Read More
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Nigeria: Man kills wife for not breastfeeding baby

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A 40-year-old Nigerian man, Kingsley Madukwe, has allegedly killed his own wife for refusing to breastfeed their one month old baby. He was arrested by police of Nigeria’s Ogun State Police Command for committing the crime. Madukwe reportedly beat his wife, Glory Madukwe, to death when she allegedly refused to breastfeed the crying baby. Police say the suspect, a motorcycle… Read More
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Arrests made in Ghana, Nigeria over money-transfer scams

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Police in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya have reportedly made dozens of arrests over large-scale money-transfer scams. Suspects arrested reportedly carried out the scams by tricking victims into wiring money to bank accounts controlled by fraudsters. More than 250 people were arrested in 10 countries, according to the FBI which added that raids in the US, UK, Turkey, France, Italy, Japan… Read More
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Nigerian-born woman elected into Canadian parliament

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Nigerian-born Uzoma Asagwara has been elected into a Canadian legislative assembly as a lawmaker in Manitoba. Asagwara is a psychiatric nurse and community activist. She won the Union Station seat for the NDP in the election on Tuesday. That makes Asagwara the first Black, queer woman in the legislature. She also becomes one of three Black people to have been… Read More
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