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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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Sex workers in Ghana increase rates due to economic hardship

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– – Sex workers in Ghana are increasing their charges as they complain of economic hardship. Prostitution is illegal in Ghana but the trade continues to attract many women who depend on it for their livelihood. Ghana is currently experiencing an economic crisis with hikes in fuel prices that impact negatively on other goods and services across the country. It… Read More
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Covid-19: South Africa, Nigeria end PCR test for vaccinated travelers

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– – South Africa and Nigeria have announced their decision to relax Covid-19 PCR test for vaccinated travellers. On Monday the Nigerian government announced that fully vaccinated travellers coming into the country will no longer be required to take a pre-departure PCR Covid-19 test. The chairman of the Presidential Covid Response Team, Boss Mustapha, said this change would come into… Read More
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Mali’s coup leaders and Ecowas fail to reach a deal on poll date

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– – Mali’s political crisis remains unresolved after the country’s coup leaders and those from the regional bloc, ECOWAS failed to agree on a new poll date. The West African nation has been under harsher sanctions from ECOWAS and the European Union after interim President Assimi Goïta and his team prolonged the transitional period. There were plans for elections this… Read More
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How Nigeria can become leading oil and gas supplier to European market

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– – Apart from retaining its position amongst the leading oil and gas producers in Africa in 2022, Nigeria, with over 37 billion barrels of crude oil reserves, has the potential to improve its energy exports to Europe and help address anticipated crude oil and natural gas shortages. With the European Union planning to ban crude oil imports from Russia… Read More
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Ghana-Nigeria World Cup qualifier: Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi to host Jollof Derby

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– – The Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi has been approved to host Ghana’s home leg of the 2022 World Cup final qualifying play-off match against Nigeria despite several problems with the ground. African Soccer ruling body CAF has given approval for the 40,000-capacity stadium in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi to be used for the tie but has listed… Read More
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Ghana: Social activist arrested over coup comment granted bail

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– – Ghanaian social activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor has been granted bail by a court in the capital Accra. Baker-Vormawor who is the Convener for the #FixTheCountry movement was granted bail by a judge to the tune of ¢2 million, an equivalent of almost $280,000. The Cambridge University PhD student is to provide 2 sureties one of whom should deposit documents… Read More
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Ghana: Anger over delays in payment of government workers

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– – Government workers in Ghana are angry over delays in the payment of their salaries for the month of February. Per a schedule released by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department, February salaries of civil servants, public servants and other government employees were supposed to have been paid by the 25th day of the month. But most of the… Read More
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No place for unmarried pregnant women in Nigerian police

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– – Unmarried but pregnant women face dismissal from the police service in Nigeria, a decision that has now been upheld by a court. A federal high court in Nigeria upheld the police force’s decision to sack an unmarried officer who fell pregnant last year. Her case gained prominence in Nigeria forcing the Nigerian Bar Association to send her case… Read More
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Burkina Faso: 60 killed in mine explosion

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– – At least 60 people have been killed in an explosion at a make-shift gold mine in Burkina Faso. The incident occurred in a village near Gaoua in south-west Burkina Faso. Dozens of people including women and children have also been injured. Eyewitnesses say it happened as explosives stored near a gold panning site blew up. Images showed a large blast… Read More
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Ghana: Social activist charged with treason over coup comment

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– – A leading social activist in Ghana, Oliver Barker-Vormawor has been charged with treason after making claims of carrying out a coup if a controversial electronic levy policy is passed by the country’s parliament. State prosecutors charged him with treason when he was arraigned in court on Monday. He has also been remanded into police custody till February 28. Barker-Vormawor’s… Read More
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