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Political campaigns continue in The Gambia ahead of polls

In The Gambia six presidential candidates in the December 4 polls are campaigning across the length and breadth of the country, delivering manifestos. The Incumbent Adama barrow who is seeking re-election, main opposition candidate Lawyer Ossienou Darboe and four others…

Guinea: 537 senior police officers retired

535 Guinean police officials have been retired by transition leader Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya. According to a decree read on television, the officers have been asked to proceed on leave either for age limit or length of service. Abdulahi Hassan reports

Nigeria court sentences Boko Haram member to death

A self-confessed member of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, Abdulsalam Adinoyi, has been sentenced to death by hanging. The sentence was handed down by Lekan Ogunmoye, a judge of Ekiti State High Court, in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday. Adinoyi was charged and…

France returns 26 treasures looted from Benin

France has handed back 26 treasures that were looted from Benin during the colonial period, fulfilling a promise made by President Emmanuel Macron to restore a lost part of Africa’s heritage. Benin President Patrice Talon and Culture Minister Jean-Michel Abimbola…

Risk of measles outbreaks mount – report

While reported measles cases have fallen compared to previous years, progress toward measles elimination continues to decline and the risk of outbreaks is mounting, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. Centers for Disease…