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The Gambia's president declares state of emergency
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Amadou Gon Coulibaly named Ivory Coast’s new prime minister
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara on Tuesday named outgoing prime minister Daniel Kablan Duncan as the country's first vice-president and chose a key aide, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, as the new premier.
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Ivory Coast PM resigns, dissolves government after polls
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Daniel Kablan Duncan resigned and dissolved the government on Monday in a move that had been expected following the approval of a new constitution and parliamentary elections last month.
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Electoral college voters urged to vote against Trump Monday, but most reluctant to do so
Whether they like Trump or not, and some plainly don't, scores of the Republicans chosen to cast votes in the state-capital meetings told AP they feel bound by history, duty, party loyalty or the law to rubber-stamp their state's results and make him president.
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West African leaders aim to enforce Gambia election result
West African leaders promised Saturday to enforce the results of a Gambian election that was won by a little-known businessman backed by an opposition coalition but rejected by the country's longtime coup leader.
Nigeria church roof collapse kills scores of worshippers
Hospital sources said 200 others had been treated for injuries.
Gambia leader Yahya Jammeh rejects election result
Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh has rejected the result of the presidential election held earlier this month, a week after admitting defeat.
How did fake US embassy operate in Ghana for a decade?
News has travelled the world that an organised gang based in Ghana ran a fake embassy selling real US visas for $6,000 (£4,700) for "about a decade". How did they get away with it for so long?
Astonishment at Gambia election result
Yahya Jammeh, The Gambia's authoritarian president of 22 years, has suffered a surprise defeat in the country's general election.
Guinea-Bissau president dissolves government
Guinea-Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz dissolved the government on Monday in an attempt to solve a political succession crisis that has paralysed the tiny west African state.
South Africa’s Zuma survives no confidence vote after graft allegations
South African President Jacob Zuma survived a no-confidence vote on Thursday, after the anti-graft watchdog called in a report for a judicial inquiry into allegations of influence-peddling in the government.
Nigerian troops rescue Chibok girl kidnapped by Boko Haram
Nigerian troops rescued a Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists more than two years ago in a raid Saturday. She had a 10-month-old baby boy born to a Boko Haram fighter, said a statement from army spokesman Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman.
Namibia's 'home-grown doctors' start to make a difference
Dr Tjamena Murangi is seeing to a patient with a large infected wound on her arm - it is swollen and has lost colour. "Sorry Sisi, sorry," he says in his soft-spoken voice as he gently cleans her wound.
South Africa to leave International Criminal Court
South Africa has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court following a dispute last year over a visit by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the tribunal for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
DR Congo ex-VP guilty of witness bribing
Former Congolese Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba has been found guilty by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of bribing witnesses.
The persistent myth that Islam was banned in Angola
False reports that Angola has become the first country in the world to ban Islam have re-emerged. Clare Spencer asks if this is linked to the US presidential election.
Nigeria’s President says his wife ‘belongs to my kitchen’
NIGERIA’S First Lady has openly questioned her husband’s work and said she may not support him if he runs again — comments that President Muhammadu Buhari laughed off, saying, “I don’t know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room.”
Ethiopia declares state of emergency as deadly protests continue
Rights groups claim 500 people have died in unrest sparked by development plans in the region around Addis Ababa
Nigerian actress Rahma Sadau banned after on-screen hug
A leading Nigerian actress has been banned from the Hausa-language film industry because of her "immoral" behaviour, the main industry body says.
Oromia: Stampede at Ethiopia protest leaves 52 dead
Fifty-two people were killed and many more injured in Ethiopia's Oromia region during a protest at a religious festival, the government says.
