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Participants Set Off For Port Louis, Joburg Today

Ghana’s refreshing lifestyle dial and tourism-inclined radio station, Citi FM, will today, July 23 set off, with...

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Guinean Former Fashion Model Digs Into West African Mining

Leaving behind chic gowns and catwalks to stomp in the mud in heavy work boots, Guinean former fashion model Tiguidanke...

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Macron In Mali For Diplomatic Push On Sahel Anti-Jihadist Force

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday threw his weight behind a planned Sahel force to fight jihadists on a...

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Macron In Mali For Diplomatic Push On Sahel Anti-Jihad Force

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist...

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France’s Macron Due In Mali To Back Sahel Anti-Jihad Force

President Emmanuel Macron is due in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force,...

International

EU To Give 50m Euros To New African Fighting Force

The European Union has agreed to give more than 50m euros to fund a new African joint military force in the Sahel...

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Morocco ‘to Join ECOWAS’ Despite Snubbing Summit Over Israel

West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco’s membership application despite it being in...

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French Forces Battle Militants In Northern Mali

French forces operating in northern Mali said Friday that they had taken "out of action" around 20 militants in...

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Chad Blasts UN Report On Troop Abuses In C. Africa

Chad has strongly objected to a UN report accusing its soldiers of abuses in Central African Republic in an official...

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C. Africa Violence Forces 88,000 People To Flee Homes In May

Surging violence in Central African Republic has killed hundreds and forced some 88,000 people to flee their homes...

Business

Ghana Export Promotion Authority Targets $4 Billion In 2017

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) is targeting $4 billion in non-traditional export (NTEs) earnings for 2017....

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A Case For French Language Education

In Togo last week, President Akufo-Addo disclosed that the study of French language will be compulsory in all Senior...

Sports

Black Starlets Complete First Training In Port Gentil Ahead of AFCON U-17

Black Starlets have started training in Gabon ahead of their opening match at the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. The U-17...

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Former Burkina Faso President Named UN Burundi Envoy

A former Burkina Faso president, Michel Kafando, has been appointed the new UN envoy for Burundi, where efforts to end...

Sports

Ghana U-17 Coach Satisfied With Preparations Ahead of Gabon Tournament

Head Coach of the Black Starlets Paa Kwasi Fabin says he is pleased with his side’s preparations towards the African...

International

France Says ’20 Fighters Killed’ In Northern Mali

France says it has killed about 20 suspected fighters in a forest near Mali's border with Burkina Faso. French Mirage...

International

French Forces Kill Militants In Mali Forest

France has deployed about 4,000 soldiers in the region France says its forces in West Africa have killed or captured...

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Around 20 Jihadists Killed Or Captured In Mali’s North

French soldiers killed or captured about 20 jihadists in Mali's restive north where a French soldier was killed on...

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Burundi Refugees Find Hope In ‘at Home’ Bar In Rwanda

Outside Rwanda's national stadium is a bar that has become a second home for Burundian refugees fleeing their country's...