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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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Ghana: Over 25 women murdered by abusive partners

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– – The Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT) has said that more than 25 women have been killed by abusive partners in homes, hotels and farms between January and August this year. The group said the women are either stabbed, poisoned, shot, strangled, clubbed, or battered to death. In a statement to demand an immediate action from government, NETRIGHT… Read More
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Ivory Coast TV presenter sentenced for promoting rape

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– – The popular Ivorian television presenter suspended for asking a guest on his show to simulate rape has now been sentenced by a court. Yves de M’Bella received a 12-month suspended sentence for what prosecutors say was the promotion of rape. The court fined him $3,600 and placed a ban on him from leaving the country’s main city, Abidjan.… Read More
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Ivorian TV presenter suspended for asking guest to simulate rape

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– – A television presenter in Ivory Coast has been suspended for asking a convicted rapist he invited onto his show to simulate a rape. Yves de Mbella had asked his guest to demonstrate a rape using a female mannequin, an incident that attracted criticisms from viewers and social media users. De Mbella even at a point of the show… Read More
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Ghana: Police kill robbers behind UK-based journalist’s death

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– – Police in Ghana have killed two suspected armed robbers believed to have played a role in the death of a UK-based journalist last week. The journalist, Syed Taalay Ahmad Sahib who works with London-based MTA Television Channel was killed by armed robbers on a highway in Ghana. Syed Taalay and his colleague, Umaru Abdul Hakim were attacked by… Read More
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Floods kill 9, displace hundreds in Ghana

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– – At least 9 people have been killed by floods in Ghana’s North East Region. Three girls aged between 16 and 20 drowned in the Kanufor community in the Chereponi district while washing their clothes in the Lamm River. Local media reports say they drowned when they attempted to swim. In a statement the Ghana Disaster Management Organization (NADM0) confirmed the… Read More
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Ghana: Highway robbers kill UK-based journalist on assignment

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– – Investigations have begun into the killing of a journalist with London-based MTA Television Channel by armed robbers in Ghana. Syed Taalay Ahmad Sahib and his colleague, Umaru Abdul Hakim were attacked by the criminals while on a mission to film documentary on places where Khalafu had stayed in Africa. They were accosted on the Tamale Kintampo highway while… Read More
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Over 400 Fulanis displaced in fresh attacks in Ghana

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– – Over 400 Fulanis in Ghana have been displaced in the latest wave of attacks on the nomads. The latest attack occurred at Widnaba, a community in the Bawku West district of the Upper East Region of the country. The incident led to the destruction of homes, properties and livestock, with some of the victims mostly women and children… Read More
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Nigeria: Two dead as gunmen attack military academy

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– – At least two people have been killed after gunmen attacked a top military academy in Nigeria. Local media reports say another person has been abducted at the Nigerian Defence Academy which trains elite officers from Nigeria and other African countries. An army spokesman said the assailants broke into the campus in the northern city of Kaduna in the early… Read More
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Ex-Chadian leader Hissène Habré dies serving jail term

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Senegalese media reported that the former Chadian leader was being treated for a coronavirus infection. Senegalese Justice Minister Malick Sall said Tuesday that “Habré has been handed over to his Lord.” The former Chad leader has been serving his life prison term in Senegal prison for crimes against humanity after his conviction in 2016. He was convicted of rape, sexual slavery… Read More
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