Ghana’s coronavirus cases exceed 35,000
The number of people infected by the new coronavirus in Ghana has increased to 35,142, with 736 more infections confirmed early Thursday, said the Ghana...
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West Africa proposes plan to resolve Mali crisis; opposition unimpressed
West Africa’s regional body ECOWAS on Monday proposed a four-point plan to resolve Mali’s political crisis that it says should be implemented within 10 days,...
AfDB Group supports Ghana’s coronavirus response plan with $69 million grant
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Friday approved a $69 million grant to support Ghana’s efforts to tackle the COVID-19...
We’ll do all to resolve political crisis in Mali – ECOWAS chairman
Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, President Mahamadou Issoufou, has said the sub-regional organisation will do all it can...
West African leaders seek end to Mali political crisis
Presidents from five West African countries arrive in Mali on Thursday to try to negotiate an end to a political crisis that has rocked the...
Five African leaders in Mali to resolve political crisis amid ongoing protests
Five African leaders are set to make a fresh bid to end Mali’s political crisis on Thursday, following weeks of sometimes deadly protests demanding the...
Francophone community to vet Niger voter list
The world organisation of French-speaking nations is to scrutinise Niger’s electoral roll (voter list) ahead of crucial elections this year, President Mahamadou Issoufou’s office said...
Five killed in Sierra Leone riot
At least five persons were killed Saturday in the town of Makeni in northern Sierra Leone, a police officer said, in rioting sparked by the...
Ghana says 2 000 health workers infected by virus
Over 2 000 health workers in Ghana have contracted coronavirus since the outbreak of the pandemic in the West African nation, authorities have said. “The...
Mali president tries to calm unrest with court dissolution
Africanews. Mali’s embattled president announced the dissolution of the constitutional court in an attempt to calm the major civil unrest gripping the vulnerable African country,...