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S&P Cuts South Africa’s Credit Rating to Junk
S&P Global has cut South Africa's credit rating to junk status. The ratings agency said that South Africa’s political upheaval, including the recent sacking of...
Ghana: Kintampo Waterfalls Tree Accident Kills 18
At least 18 people, mainly students, have been killed by a large tree that fell on them at a popular waterfall spot in Kintampo,...
Gambia to Rejoin Commonwealth After Four Years
The Gambia intends to rejoin the Commonwealth, UK’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who is in the West African country, has confirmed. Boris Johnson’s visit, the...
Gambia Crisis: President Adama Barrow Returns Home
Gambia's newly-elected President Adama Barrow has returned to the country to assume power - days after his predecessor Yahya Jammeh left to go into...
Gambia: At Least $11 Million Missing After Yahya Jammeh Flies Into Exile
An adviser to Gambia’s new President Adama Barrow has said that more than $11 million is missing from the state coffers following the departure...
Yahya Jammeh Leaves The Gambia to Begin a New Life in Exile
Yahya Jammeh has left The Gambia in the wake of elections that ousted him after 22 years in power. The former president boarded a plane...
Gambia Crisis: Yahya Jammeh Announces He Is Stepping Down on National TV
Gambia’s outgoing President Yahya Jammeh says he will step down, after refusing to accept defeat in elections. Yahya Jammeh made the announcement on national TV,...
Gambia Crisis: Yahya Jammeh Gets Ultimatum to Cede Power
The ECOWAS has given Gambian incumbent President Yahya Jammeh a final opportunity to relinquish power after Senegalese troops entered his country. Yahya Jammeh has been...
Gambia Crisis: Adama Barrow’s Inauguration to Take Place in Senegal
The Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow has announced he will be sworn in at the country's embassy in neighboring Senegal. The message, posted on his social...
Gambia Crisis Extends Yahya Jammeh’s Term by 90 Days
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's term has been extended by 90 days after the parliament declared a state of emergency in the crisis-hit West African...
Berlin Truck Attack: Anis Amri’s Nephew Arrested in Tunisia
The nephew of the Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri and two other suspects have been arrested in Tunisia, officials say. The three, aged between...
Gambia Elections 2016: Security Forces Take Over Electoral Commission HQ
The Gambia’s electoral commission headquarters have been taken over by security force as incumbent President Yahya Jammeh refuses to accept his loss in recent...
Bidoung Challenge: Cameroon’s Sports Minister Greeting Goes Viral
The image of Cameroon's Sports Minister Pierre Ismael Bidoung Mpkatt bowing and shaking the hand of President Paul Biya went viral. The hashtags #BidoungChallenge and...
Gambia: Yahya Jammeh to Launch Legal Challenge to Contest Election Defeat
Gambian incumbent President Yahya Jammeh says he will launch a legal challenge to contest an election defeat that will bring an end to his...
Yahya Jammeh Rejects Gambia Election Results After Admitting Defeat
Gambia’s incumbent President Yahya Jammeh has rejected the result of the presidential election held earlier this month, a week after admitting defeat. Yahya Jammeh, who...
Gambia Elections 2016: Yahya Jammeh Concedes to Adama Barrow Following Surprise Defeat
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has suffered a surprise defeat in the country's general election. The authoritarian president for 22 years will be replaced by property...
Cecil the Lion: Zimbabwe Drops Charges Against Theo Bronkhorst
A high court in Zimbabwe court has dropped charges against Theo Bronkhorst , the professional hunter alleged to have helped American dentist Walter Palmer...
King Kigeli V Dead: Rwanda’s Last Monarch Dies in US Aged 80
King Kigeli V, the last monarch of Rwanda, has died in the United States at the age of 80. Born Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa, he came to...
21 Chibok Girls Reunited with Families after 30 Months of Captivity
Twenty-one Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by the Islamist group Boko Haram in Chibok in April 2014 have been reunited with their families after 30 months...
Ethiopia: Oromo Festival Stampede Kills Several in Bishoftu
Several people have been killed in a stampede in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, after police fired tear gas and shots to disperse a protest. Thousands had gathered...
Muhammadu Buhari Admits Plagiarizing Barack Obama’s Speech
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari plagiarized quotes from President Barack Obama in a speech promising change in his country, according to a statement by the...
Ring of Fire Eclipse Graces African Skies
A spectacular "ring of fire" could be seen on the African sky as the sun was almost - but not completely - eclipsed. An annular...
South Africa Elections 2016: ANC Loses Control In Johannesburg
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party has lost control of Johannesburg, the country's largest city and economic center. Herman Mashaba from the opposition...
Boko Haram Releases Video of Captive Chibok Girls
Boko Haram has released a second video showing some of the schoolgirls they abducted from Chibok, northern Nigeria. The footage released by the Nigerian Islamist...
Sao Tome and Principe Elections: President Manuel Pinto da Costa Boycotts Own Run-Off Vote
Sao Tome and Principe’s President Manuel Pinto da Costa has boycotted his own run-off election, handing victory to his rival. The president of the West...
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