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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.

Africa Business Featured Ghana World 

Ghanaian traders close shops in protest of high cost of doing business

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– – Members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), have closed their shops across the country in protest of the high cost of doing business in recent times. Their leaders tell Africa Feeds that the shops would be closed until Monday, October 24. They also insist that the continuous plummeting of the Ghanaian currency, the Cedi on the… Read More
Nigeria News and Headlines 

AfAW urges Protection for Woman Who Confessed to Causing Occult Harm, Condemns Priest for Post that Validates Witchcraft

Leo Igwe
By Leo Igwe The Advocacy for Alleged Witches(AfAW) urges the Nigerian police to protect an elderly woman who was seen in a video confessing to killing people and causing illnesses in her community. In the video, the woman, who is in her 70s was wearing some palm fronts and surrounded by an angry mob. The woman was accused and coerced… Read More
Nigeria News and Headlines 

 Politicians Focus on Elections While Witch Persecutions Ravage Nigeria

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By Leo Igwe With the elections coming up early next year, state actors in Nigeria have their minds fixed on emerging victorious at the polls. The business of governance has taken a back seat. Politicians are busy plotting and scheming to get into power, or to return to power. But across the nation, there is devastation. There is pain, anguish… Read More
Africa Business Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana’s cedi is the world’s worst-performing currency

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– – Ghana’s currency the cedi on Monday become the world’s worst-performing currency in 2022. The West African nation is facing serious economic crisis and now in discussions with the International Monetary Fund for a bailout. The depreciating levels of the cedi though is compounding the economic plights of citizens and businesses. This year the cedi has lost value to… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana to block 10 million SIM cards

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– – Ghanaian authorities have announced that they will block about 10 million SIM cards by the end of this month as the re-registration window draws to a close. The National Communications Authority, the industry regulator will on 31 October disconnect data and voice services of unverified cards after a year of nationwide registration campaign. In July, the communication authority… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Africa’s push for systems change to achieve clean water and sanitation

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– – The Government of Ghana, IRC and UNICEF are challenging systems thinkers and public experts to advance a strong and clear agenda for system strengthening if African governments are to achieve and sustain the ambitious targets for water, sanitation and hygiene services for all by 2030. In March 2000, African leaders signed up to the vision of an Africa… Read More
Africa Football Senegal Sports West Africa World 

Senegal’s Mané wins Socrates Award, finishes 2nd in Ballon d’Or

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– – Senegal’s Sadio Mané has been awarded for his humanitarian works in his home country. At the 2022 Ballon d’Or ceremony held at the French Théâtre du Châtelet venue (Paris) in France on Monday, Mané took home the mainden Socrates Award. He becomes the first recipient of the prize which commemorates football players’ achievements off the pitch. Sadio Mané,… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Nigeria: Lecturers suspend eight-month old strike

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– – Academic work is set to resume in Nigerian universities as lecturers there suspend an eight-month old strike. The aggrieved lecturers have been demanding better funding for universities, more facilities and an improved pay system among other issues. Several rounds of talks with the government had failed to resolve the dispute. Last month a court ordered the lecturers to… Read More
Africa Featured Ghana Nigeria News and Headlines World 

Ghana repatriates 17 Nigerian trafficking victims

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– – Ghanaian officials have repatriated 17 Nigerians who are alleged to be human trafficking victims. Last month Ghana’s Economic and Organized Crime Office carried out a swoop on a location in the capital where the alleged trafficking victims were rescued. The victims under the age of 20 had been brought to Ghana by a human trafficking gang to be… Read More
Africa Gambia Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

West African countries on high alert over syrups linked to Gambia deaths

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– – Some West African countries are on high alert following deaths of at least 69 children in Gambia linked to four cough syrups. According to the WHO, the syrups have been “potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children”. The products were manufactured by an Indian company, Maiden Pharmaceuticals, which had failed to provide guarantees about… Read More
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