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Ivory Coast Mutiny Deal Reached, Says President, But Unclear If Unrest Is Over

President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast says he has reached an agreement with soldiers who have mutinied. He said he...

International

US Asks Citizens To Leave Amid Political Uncertainty

The United States (US) has asked its citizens in the Gambia to leave the tiny West African country which is currently...

International

Fresh Gunfire Hits Abidjan, Bouake Still Volatile

The commercial capital of Ivory Coast has been hit by gunfire, a local resident and a soldier have confirmed to...

Opinion

Yaya Jammeh Has No Chance Of Winning ECOWAS In War

With all his bad mouth and loud noise, Yaya Jammeh is least prepared for the war against ECOWAS forces. Should he...

International

Nigerian Chibok Girl Found With Baby

The Nigerian army says that one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls has been found, along with her six-month-old baby....

Politics

Nigerian Chibok Girl Found With Her Six-Month-Old Baby

The Nigerian army says that one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls has been found, along with her six-month-old baby....

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Gambian Army Chief Pledges Allegiance To Defeated President

The head of Gambia’s army has given his full backing to the country’s president, Yahya Jammeh, amid a deepening...

Opinion

The Myanmar Monologue To the VAG

Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma - now known as Myanmar - and those from the...

Opinion

The Myanmar Monologue To the VAG

Ashanti: Come, let us talk of what is rarely spoken of: the War in Burma - now known as Myanmar - and those from the...

International

Boko Haram Has Not Been Crushed

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video on Thursday to dispute a claim by the Nigerian president and...

International

Army Searching For Chibok Girls Seized By Boko Haram

After the Nigerian army claimed victory over Boko Haram in the armed group's forest stronghold, a commander at the...

Opinion

War Is An Option To End Jammeh Brutality In Gambia

Total fear and hopelessness grips most people by the thought of war as way of forcing Yaya Jammeh out of power. With...

Opinion

War Is An Option To End Jammeh Brutality In Gambia

Total fear and hopelessness grips most people by the thought of war as way of forcing Yaya Jammeh out of power. With...

International

Turkish Police In Court For First Istanbul Trial Over Coup Plot

Twenty-nine police officers have gone on trial in a Turkish prison accused of trying to overthrow the government in the...

International

Chibok Girl Recalls ‘miracle’ Release By Boko Haram

When Boko Haram fighters decided to release some of the 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped two-and-a-half years ago in...

International

Freed Chibok Girls Reunited With Their Families For Christmas

More than 20 Nigerian "Chibok girls" who were released by the Islamist group Boko Haram in October have rejoined their...

Opinion

Day President Buhari Could Not Visit Igboland

That day was Thursday, January 22nd, 2016. The occasion was the Economic and Security Summit of South East Nigeria....

Opinion

Day President Buhari Could Not Visit Igboland

That day was Thursday, January 22nd, 2016. The occasion was the Economic and Security Summit of South East Nigeria....

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Boko Haram ‘ousted From Sambisa Forest Bastion’

The Nigerian army has driven Boko Haram militants from the last camp in their Sambisa forest stronghold, President...