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Burkina Faso bans colonial wigs in courts

Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré has banned the use of British and French colonial-style wigs by judges, marking a significant move to decolonise the...

Sierra Leone Declares Emergency After Second Mpox Case In 4 Days

Health authorities in Sierra Leone have declared a state of emergency after the country reported its second case of pox in less than four...

Ghana To Investigate Controversial $400m Cathedral Project

Ghanaian new President John Mahama says his government will investigate controversial plans to build a $400m national cathedral. New Pressure has been mounting on authorities...

Insurgent Attack Kills 28 Soldiers In Benin

Twenty-eight soldiers have lost their lives in an attack in northern Benin Republic as violence blamed on militant insurgents based in neighbouring countries increases. A...

President Mahama Appoints First Ministers

Ghana's new president, John Mahama, has unveiled his key cabinet appointments, naming Cassiel Ato Forson as Finance Minister, John Abdulai Jinapor as Energy Minister,...

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