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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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Burkina Faso: UN worried over killing of 50 civilians in rebel attack

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– – The United Nations has condemned the latest rebel attacks in Burkina Faso which killed at least 50 civilians. Armed men carried out the attack in a village in northern Burkina Faso. A government spokesman said the attackers struck overnight between Saturday and Sunday in Seytenga commune, part of Seno province, which lies in borderlands where fighters linked to… Read More
Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa 

Has God left Nigeria?

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an article by Tony Ogunlowo As the condolences pour in for the victims of the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State terrorist attack in which more than 50 people lost their lives with scores injured the rest of the country is left wondering why God would let such atrocities happen. So, has God left Nigeria? A lot of religious… Read More
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Police in Ghana shoot into student protesters

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– – Over 20 students of the Islamic Senior High School in Ghana’s Ashanti Region are receiving treatment in a hospital after police fired shots during a protest. The police also fired tear gas to disperse the students who were demonstrating to draw attention to road accidents around the school. The students are said to have blocked the road in… Read More
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Ghana: Pro-LGBTQ billboard pulled down following uproar

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– – City authorities in Ghana’s capital Accra have pulled down a pro-LGBTQ billboard at a strategic location following an uproar over its presence. The billboard, which has four hands joined as a team, is said to have been mounted at the strategic spot of the motorway with the inscription “When all Ghanaians are treated equal no matter where they… Read More
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Mali: ECOWAS condemns extended military governance

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– – The West African regional bloc Ecowas has condemned the decision of the military government in Mali to extend the transition to civilian government by two years while negotiations continue. Mali’s junta leader, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Monday signed a decree fixing the length of the transition period to 24 months. He signed a decree read out on state… Read More
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Ghana on high alert over reported movement of suspected terrorists

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– – Security agencies in Ghana have been placed on high alert following the reported movement of some suspected terrorists into the West African country. The country’s Ministry of National Security has notified the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service of suspicious movement of some group of persons at Garu, Bunpurugu and Nanpanduri in the North East Region.… Read More
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At least 50 worshippers in Nigeria killed by gunmen

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– – Gunmen on Sunday stormed a catholic church in Nigeria’s Ondo state killing at least 50 people and injuring several others. Local media reported that the attack on the worshippers took place during a mass service. They had fired at worshippers and detonated explosives at the church. Those killed included women and children. The identity and motive of the… Read More
Nigeria News and Headlines 

Abuja: Muslims who Murder for Blasphemy Are Killing Islam

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By Leo Igwe Abuja, Nigeria: Humanists condemn the murder of a man for blasphemy in Abuja. According to a news report, some muslims killed this man, who belonged to a vigilante group, at the Federal Housing Estate following some exchange of words with members of the group. As in the case of Deborah Samuel, a Christian woman killed for blasphemy… Read More
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Ghana’s police chief accuses UK envoy of interference

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– – Ghana’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has accused the British High Commissioner to Ghana of interfering in the country’s security matters. It follows the High Commissioner’s tweet over the arrest of a social activist and one of the conveners of the #FixTheCountry movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, over a motor offence. In a four-page letter addressed… Read More
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