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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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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
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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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Will Nigeria’s ruling party pick northern candidate after Atiku’s emergence?

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– – Following the emergence of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar – a northerner – as the standard-bearer of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), there is now fresh pressure on the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to pick a northern candidate that can rival Atiku. Former Vice-President Atiku, who like games at best Australian online casino, emerged… Read More
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Senegal hospital fire kills eleven newborn babies

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A hospital fire in the western city of Tivaouane in Senegal has killed eleven newborn babies. Senegal’s president, Macky Sall said in a statement that the fire at Mame Abdou Aziz Sy Dabakh Hospital was in the maternity department. “To their mothers and their families, I express my deepest sympathy,” President Sall wrote in a tweet. Je viens d’apprendre avec… Read More
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Nigeria arrests suspected head of cybercrime gang

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– – The cybercrime unit of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 37-year-old Nigerian man in an international operation spanning four continents. The arrest was coordinated and facilitated by the recently created Africa operations desk within INTERPOL’s cybercrime directorate, a statement on Interpol website said. The suspect is alleged to have run a transnational cybercrime syndicate that launched mass… Read More
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AfAW Salutes Church of Scotland for Acknowledging Harm linked to Witchcraft Accusations

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By Leo Igwe The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) salutes the Church of Scotland for taking steps to acknowledge abuses linked to Scotlands historic witchcraft laws centuries ago. At its 2022 General Assembly, the church accepted the motion brought by Rev Prof Susan Hardman that regrets the terrible harm caused to alleged witches in Scotland. AfAW received this news of… Read More
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Gold Coast Elmina: How Africa’s Gold Changed The World

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– – In the new documentary film titled “Gold Coast Elmina” Ghanaian author Seyram Agbleze tells the story of Elmina. In present day Ghana, Elmina remains only a shadow of itself and an average community in the Central region however it was in this same community that Europe made its historic contact with Africa centuries ago. The first Portuguese sailors… Read More
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