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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…

18 dead in Niger gold mine collapse

Nigerien authorities say at least 18 people died when an artisanal goldmine collapsed in the south of the country near the border with Nigeria.  Adamou Gueraou, mayor of Dan-Issa district says the provisional death toll is 18 people, who have…

Tidal waves render about 3,000 homeless in Ghana

At least 3,000 people in Keta municipality have been rendered homeless after tidal waves swept through their homes on Sunday. Areas affected by the tidal waves include Anlo, Keta, and Ketu South municipality. According to residents, the seawater that run into…