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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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Nigeria probes beheading of army couple

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– – Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for an investigation into the murder of a military couple. The couple was killed over the weekend while heading to Imo state for their traditional wedding. Reports say the attackers made a video of the incident and circulated it online. Buhari said he was shocked to learn that a military officer and… Read More
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Burkina Faso: Operation to rescue trapped miners suffers setbacks

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– – An operation to rescue some eight miners who have been trapped underground in Burkina Faso has suffered some setbacks. The miners have been trapped underground for more than two weeks after torrential rains flooded some communities in the West African country. The floods have also disrupted the operations of the zinc mine at Perkoa following last month’s incident. Reports… Read More
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Ghana: University student killed by friend over $40 debt

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– – A 25-year-old tailor apprentice has been arrested in Ghana’s second biggest city – Kumasi for allegedly killing one of his friends to avoid paying a $40 debt he was due to clear. The suspect, Emmanuel Boateng has been arrested by the police after he killed the victim who was a second-year student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of… Read More
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Ghana: Philips lighting ads sparks anger

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– – A lighting advert by electronics giant Philips has sparked anger among some Ghanaians. The company has erected several billboards on streets of major cities in the West African nation drawing attention to its products. Among others, the billboards subtly suggest that the lighting products of Philips last longer than the sexual strength of men. Some of the boards also suggest that… Read More
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Ghanaians mourn lady stabbed to death by her brother after fight over chores

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– – Ghanaians have been reacting with shock over news that a man stabbed her own sister to death after a fight over who should perform a particular chores. Police in Evanston in the state of Illinois said they have charged 26-year-old brother of Karen Aphour with first degree murder. Karen Aphour, 30, a former Ghanaian civil servant, died in… Read More
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Husband of Nigerian gospel singer arrested after her death

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– – The husband of late popular Nigerian gospel artiste, Osinachi, has been arrested by the police following her death. Peter Nwachukwu was arrested over reports he physically abused his wife leading to her death. Officers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command effected the arrested over the weekend. The 42-year-old artiste died on Friday after spending days at… Read More
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British Airways flight enroute to Ghana stopped from using Malian airspace

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– – An Accra-bound British Airways flight was prevented from using the Malian airspace on Friday. The Military rulers in the West African state reportedly refused to allow the British Airways flight BA081, to pass through the Malian airspace. The flight carrying about 200 passengers was forced to return to London. According to a passenger, an attempt by the flight… Read More
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Burkina Faso: Compaore sentenced to life for Sankara assassination

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– – A military tribunal in Burkina Faso has sentenced to life in prison former President Blaise Compaore for his role in the murder of former leader Thomas Sankara. The pan-African leader was assassinated over three decades but it is only now that a trial is taking place to reveal the facts. Compaore was tried and sentenced though in absentia… Read More
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Nigerian atheist jailed 24 years for blasphemy

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– – A Nigerian court on Tuesday sentenced Mubarak Bala, an atheist, to 24 years in prison for blasphemy. “This court hereby sentences Muhammad Mubarak Bala to 24 years … This will take into consideration the time he served awaiting trial,” said Judge Faruk Lawan in Kano, Nigeria. Bala, a former Muslim and the president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria,… Read More
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Dangote’s oil refinery to begin production in last quarter of 2022

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– – Dangote’s oil refinery plant will begin production by the fourth quarter of 2022, Group Executive Devakumar Edwin has said. The 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) plant is being built in Nigeria was to become operational by 2019 but that deadline delayed. In 2018 when it was projected that the plant will only become operational in 2022, Edwin rejected… Read More
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