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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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ECOWAS suspends Mali over latest coup

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– – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali from the regional body over latest coup by the military. ECOWAS leaders have also ordered the military leaders who are currently in charge of the nation to restore the transitional arrangement put in place in August 2020. The hope is that this move will ensure that the… Read More
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Ecowas leaders meet over political crisis in Mali

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– – Ecowas leaders are meeting on Sunday in Ghana’s capital, Accra for an emergency summit to discuss the political crisis in Mali. The military in Mali led by Colonel Assimi Goïta has seized power and declared himself president. This follows the detention and subsequent resignation of the civilian interim president Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane last week.… Read More
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[Video]: Ghanaian caregiver suffocates baby to death

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– – Police in Ghana’s capital Accra have arrested a caregiver for allegedly killing an 11-month old baby. The caregiver, Clara Ayani-Ampah, 54, was arrested after a closed circuit television (CCTV) video exposed her for maltreating and suffocating the baby during feeding. The baby was pronounced dead at the North Legon Hospital, near Accra where she was rushed to by… Read More
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Mali coup leaders release president and prime minister

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– – Coup leaders in Mali have released the country’s interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. According to reports they were freed at around 01:00 local time on Thursday after being detained since Monday. The two men had been held at a military camp in the capital, Bamako after soldiers express unhappiness about a governmental reshuffle. The… Read More
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Nigeria: Four police officers killed in an attack by gunmen

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– – Gunmen have killed at least four police officers after an attack on police stations in Nigeria’s south-east in Enugu State. In neighboring Ebonyi state, another police officer died after a hand grenade strapped on his belt accidentally detonated. So far around 20 police officers have been killed in the latest wave of violence sweeping across the south-eastern region… Read More
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Ecowas left dazed by Mali’s political crisis as it looks for resolution

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– – Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been left confused following Mali’s current political crisis. The country’s coup leaders on Tuesday announced that they had seized power once more, after relieving interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane of their duties. On Monday the sacked president and prime minister for the transitional… Read More
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Boat with 160 passengers onboard sinks in Niger River

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– – Nigerian authorities have said that a boat with 160 passengers onboard on Wednesday sank in the Niger River. The accident happened due to what reports say was as a result of an overloaded boat. The boat was meant to ferry not more than 80 passengers, according to officials who revealed that the vessel was also loaded with bags… Read More
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Covid-19 pandemic fueling child labour in Ghana

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– – The unprecedented economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, together with global school closures and inadequate government assistance, is pushing children into exploitative and dangerous child labor, Human Rights Watch and Friends of the Nation said today in a report released ahead of the World Day against Child Labor on June 12, 2021. The Ghanaian government and donors should… Read More
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Ghana’s President faces backlash over €170 mln loan facility

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– – Soon after coming into office for his first tenure as President of Ghana in 2017, Nana Akufo Addo announced his desire to see Africa and his country Ghana end the perennial quest for aid abroad to develop. He said that “It is time to pursue a path to prosperity and self-respect for our nation. A Ghana Beyond Aid… Read More
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Ex-Ghanaian President withdraws as special AU envoy to Somalia

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– – Former Ghanaian President John Mahama has withdrawn his acceptance as a special African Union (AU) envoy to mediate talks over the political crisis in Somalia. In a statement, Mr. Mahama attributed his decision to the lack of support by the Somali federal government. He said the proposed assignment required that he “enjoy the unalloyed support and co-operation of… Read More
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