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Roman Polanski Picked For French Film Panel, Sparking Outrage

France's minister for women's rights said it was a "shocking" decision to appoint filmmaker Roman Polanski as head of...

International

Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh Says He Will Step Down

The Gambia's long-term leader Yahya Jammeh says he will step down, after refusing to accept defeat in elections. In an...

Sports

Avram Grant Set To Quit As Ghana Coach Next Month

Ghana coach Avram Grant has given a strong indication that he will quit his post as the Black Stars trainer at the end...

Politics

Avram Grant Set To Leave Ghana After Tournament

Avram Grant has given a strong indication his time as Ghana coach will end after the Africa Cup of Nations. The...

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Jammeh Misses Second Deadline To Step Down

A deadline for defeated President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia to leave office or be forced out by UN-backed forces at...

Sports

Grant Set To Leave Ghana After AfCON

Avram Grant has given a strong indication his time as Ghana coach will end after the Africa Cup of Nations. The...

International

Hammond Admits ‘Brexit Fog’ Impact On Investment

Chancellor Philip Hammond has acknowledged that Brexit uncertainty may cause firms to delay investment. Speaking at...

International

China Economy Grows 6.7% In 2016

China's economy grew by 6.7% in 2016, compared with 6.9% a year earlier, marking its slowest growth in more than a...

International

Ex-Deputy First Minister Will Not Stand In NI Election

Martin McGuinness, former IRA leader turned peacemaker, has confirmed he will not stand in the Northern Ireland...

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Gambia’s President Barrow Calls On UN, ECOWAS To Force Out Jammeh

The Gambia’s newly sworn in President, Adama Barrow, has asked the United Nations (UN), ECOWAS and the African Union...

International

Lambada Singer Loalwa Braz Found Dead In Brazil

Loalwa Braz, the Brazilian singer best known for the 1980s hit Lambada, has been found dead in a burnt-out car in...

International

Barrow Inauguration In Senegal As Jammeh Stays Put

The man who won The Gambia's disputed election says he will be sworn in as president at the country's embassy in...

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Ghanaians ‘fire’ Hannah Tetteh Over Twitter Comments

Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hanna Tetteh, has come under a barrage of attacks for her tweets questioning the...

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ECOWAS Troops Enter Gambia Without Resistance From Military

Reports from The Gambia say the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) troops, have entered the country...

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Ghana Sends Combat Team To Gambia

File photo: The troops have been sent to Gambia to assist in getting Jammeh to relinquish power. Ghana has made a...

Opinion

The Nima Boy Believes Komla Dumor Is A Sun That Will Never Set

It was with a sad body, morose mood; battered-morale, weakened and attenuated spirit that I received the death of Komla...

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Blame African Leaders For Gambia Crisis – Kwesi Aning

Security expert, Kwesi Aning has blamed the leadership of Africa for failing to sanction President of The Gambia, Yahya...

Sports

AFCON 2017 Round One

We have now had the opportunity to see the opening fixtures of all 16 teams competing for the title of African...

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Respect Gambia’s Constitution

The Chairperson of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said that...