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Eight Dead In Senegal Stadium Crush

Eight people were killed during Senegal's football league cup final in Dakar on Saturday in a stampede that broke out...

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Rapper Akon To Buy 50% of African Music Download Service

Senegalese-American rapper Akon announced Saturday he would purchase 50 percent of African music download service Musik...

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West Africa’s Fight To Keep Bad Medicine Off Shelves

As West Africa declares war on the market for expired and counterfeit medicines, start-ups are putting quality control...

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Senegal Kicks Off Fractious Legislative Campaign

Senegal kicked off campaigning Sunday for parliamentary elections later this month, with a record number of candidates...

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I Am Not A Bad Guy – El Hadji Diouf

El Hadji Diouf is a hero in Senegal. Everywhere he goes, he is mobbed by fans both young and old. His countrymen are...

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Three-Day ECOWAS Gender and Energy Workshop Opens In Accra

A three-day validation workshop for Economic Community and West African States directive on gender and energy...

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Self-Taught, Spurred On By Love

As a girl, Karelle Vignon-Vullierme loved eating the Beninese dishes her mother cooked but never bothered following her...

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Equatorial Guinea Coach First Nations Cup Victim

Equatorial Guinea coach Esteban Becker has become the first casualty of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying after a...

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Senegal’s Ex-President In New Power Bid At 91

Senegal's former president Abdoulaye Wade, aged 91, will head a list of opposition candidates for parliament in an...

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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’...

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Waiting For Take-Off In West Africa

Flying between the West African capitals of Freetown and Banjul should take about an hour. But as the BBC's Umaru...

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West African Girls Show the Way In Senegal Tech Battle

West African schoolgirls, some not yet teenagers, have taken a starring role at an engineering competition in Senegal,...

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Akufo-Addo Assures of Wealth Creation

President Akufo-Addo has promised to turn round the fortunes of Ghana and make it a great nation. Addressing the...

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Ghana Will Not Go Back To ‘cash and Carry’

President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated that his administration will revive the National Health Insurance Scheme...

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President Akufo-Addo Receives Senegal’s Highest National Award

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has received Senegal’s highest national award presented...

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We Are Working Hard To Uplift Ghana’s Fortunes – Nana Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo, has assured that his government is fulfilling the promises made to Ghanaians, adding that,...

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We’re Working Hard To Uplift Ghana’s Fortunes

President Nana Akufo-Addo, has assured that his government is fulfilling the promises made to Ghanaians, adding that,...

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We’ll Fix Ghana – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that his government has begun fulfilling the promises made...