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Burkina Faso suspended from Ecowas - sources

The West African regional body Ecowas has suspended Burkina Faso's membership following this week's military coup. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is warning of extreme hunger in northern Ethiopia.…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Ghana explosion: at least 13 dead after huge blast near mining town

Rescue teams in Ghana are searching for survivors following a huge explosion that killed at least 13 people.

Scientists say the plant enset, an Ethiopian staple, could be a new superfood and a lifesav…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Many feared dead after huge explosion in Ghana

Many people are feared dead after a huge explosion near a mining town in western Ghana. Police say a vehicle carrying mining explosives collided with a motorcycle near the town of Bogoso. Liberia's P…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

South Africa opens a new Covid vaccine plant

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa opens a brand new Covid vaccine plant in Cape Town, which could be a game-changer in the fight against the pandemic.

Meanwhile, Cameroon's plan to get people …

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

The TPLF calls for a ceasefire in the Ethiopia conflict

The leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front has called for an immediate ceasefire in the year-long war with Ethiopian government forces.

Also, Sudanese protestors are teargassed as they contin…

Published on 4 years ago

Benin opposition leader in court on terror charges

The opposition leader in Benin, Reckya Madougou, has appeared at the country's Economic Crime and Terrorism Court on charges of financing terrorism.The Ghanaian government has said that from midnight…

Published on 4 years ago

US Senator says civil war could see Ethiopia break apart

At least 38 people have died and scores more have been injured in a fire which tore through a prison in Burundi. At least 600 women and girls have been kidnapped and enslaved in the last three years …

Published on 4 years ago

Nigerian diplomat accuses UK of 'travel apartheid'

Nigeria's High Commissioner to the UK has branded as "travel apartheid" the UK's decision to put the West African state on its red list, meaning travellers have to pay to isolate in a quarantine hote…

Published on 4 years ago

Covid: South Africa new cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads

The new coronavirus variant Omicron has now become dominant in South Africa and is driving a sharp increase in new infections, health officials say.

The United Nations says Botswana has taken a signif…

Published on 4 years ago

Omicron variant present in Nigeria health body says

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has detected the Omicron variant in travellers from South Africa who arrived in Nigeria last week.With three days to go to the presidential elec…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago