Country Files – opulence africa

Nigerian government dismisses death rumour of president Buhari

January 26, 2017

The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to disregard the subversive messages being circulated via text messaging and the Social Media, saying the fabricated messages are being orchestrated by those who feel...

Gambia: Barrow returns home, appoints vice-president

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January 24, 2017

African News, Issues, Spotlight, West

President Adama Barrow is planning to return to Gambia on Tuesday, as West African troops have secured the country, Mr. Barrow’s spokesperson said on Monday. Mr. Barrow will return to the capital, Banjul, fr...

Nigerian Military accidentally drops bomb on civilians in refugee camp

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January 18, 2017

African News, Issues, Nigerian News, Spotlight, West

The MSF, otherwise known as Doctors Without Borders, has said that at least 52 people were killed after a Nigerian fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb on an internally displaced persons, IDP, camp. The i...

ECOWAS to go all the way for Gambia

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January 14, 2017

African News, Issues, Spotlight, West

UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) says ECOWAS has decided to take all necessary actions to enforce the results of the Dec. 1, 2016 presidential election in The Gambia. Mohamed Chambas, Head of...

Buhari, Barrow head to Mali after failing to convince Jammeh

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January 14, 2017

African News, Issues, Spotlight, West

The delegation led by President Muhammadu Buhari flew out of Banjul, capital of Gambia, late Friday after being unable to reach any deal with President Yahaya Jammeh. Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign af...

AU to stop recognizing Jammeh as President from next week

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January 14, 2017

African News, Issues, Spotlight, West

The African Union (AU) will cease to recognise President Yahya Jammeh as the nation’s legitimate president from January 19. It is the date he is due to hand over to Adama Barrow, winner of 1 December electio...

Ghana 2016 polls: Electoral Commission begins reforms

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April 28, 2016

African News, West

Ghana has started implementing a wide range of electoral reforms ahead of what may be hotly contested general elections later this year. The major reforms, being undertaken by the Electoral Commission (EC), ...

Opposition candidate, Patrice Talon, wins Benin Republic’s Presidential election

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March 22, 2016

African News, West

Opposition candidate, Patrice Talon, has emerged winner of the presidential election in neighbouring Benin Republic after garnering majority of the ballots in the second round of polls, AFP news agency is repor...

Ghana’s Deputy Attorney-General advises ICC on selective prosecutions

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March 17, 2016

African News, West

Ghana’s Deputy Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dominic Ayine, has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to be fair in it’s handling of prosecutions. Mr. Ayine asked the ICC to end the selec...

Guptagate: South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma denies wrongdoing over appointments

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March 17, 2016

African News, South

South African President Jacob Zuma denied being influenced by anyone in the appointment of cabinet ministers, responding to allegations by his own deputy finance minister that a wealthy family close to Zuma off...