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ANC Leaders Meet To Decide On Zuma’s Future

Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are due to meet to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The...

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ANC To Decide On Jacob Zuma’s Future

Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are due to meet to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The...

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ANC To Decide On Zuma’s Future

Leaders of South Africa’s governing ANC party are due to meet to decide the future of President Jacob Zuma. The...

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Travel Difficulties Impeding ECOWAS Integration – Umaru Fofana

West Africa’s dire travel situation remains a major impediment to the Economic Community of West African States’...

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Travel Difficulties Impeding ECOWAS Integration

West Africa’s dire travel situation remains a major impediment to the Economic Community of West African States’...

International

Ethiopia Rubbish Dump Landslide

Rescue workers are searching for survivors of a landslide that has killed 50 people at a vast dump in Ethiopia's...

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Amma Asante, Jojo Abot, Philomena Kwao, Others Make Top 100 African Women List

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Pan-African brand Okay Africa has unveiled a list of 100 African women who...

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Amma Asante, Jojo Abot, Philomena Kwao, Others Make Top 100 African Women List

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Pan-African brand OkayAfrica has unveiled a list of 100 African women who...

International

Gambia’s President Barrow Scraps Jammeh’s Four-Day Week

The Gambia's new president has scrapped the four-day week introduced by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh. In a statement...

Politics

Jammeh Declares State of Emergency In The Gambia

Outgoing Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared a 90-day state of emergency a day before his official mandate...

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You Can’t Miss This! Manifest Interviews Grandpa On BBC Africa

Talented Ghanaian rapper popularly known as M.anifest held a very interesting interview with his grandfather on BBC...

International

Africa Has Highest Rate of High Blood Pressure, WHO Says

Africa has the highest rate of high blood pressure in the world, affecting about 46% of adults, a World Health...

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Long Queues As Ghanaians Vote In Tight Presidential Poll

There are long queues at polling stations in Ghana amid a tight election race between President John Mahama and veteran...

Sports

Andre Ayew Hopeful of Winning BBC Award

Black Stars deputy skipper Andre Ayew is hoping to be second time lucky by winning BBC Africa Footballer of the Year...

Opinion

Why Nkrumah Will Be Overthrown For The Second Time If He Rises From His Grave

There is this segment on a BBC Africa Channel called the Resident Presidents. It is about two hilarious characters who...

International

Countdown To BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016

Who will be the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016? On Saturday the five nominees for the BBC African Footballer...

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The Imminent Change Will Be Like A Dream To EC Chair

The Electoral Commission's announcement that the declaration of results of the forthcoming presidential polls could be...

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EC Can’t Willingly Call For Recount of Election Results

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei has hinted that she may stop the declaration of the...

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Professor Jega’s Praise of EC Boss ‘insignificant’ – Lecturer

The commendation of Ghana’s Electoral Commission Chair, Mrs Charlotte Osei, by the immediate past Chairman of the...