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Mali Hosts Landmark Congress to Tackle High Maternal and Child Mortality

Mali has taken a major step toward improving maternal and child health by hosting its first-ever Gynecological-Pediatric Congress, held from September 16 to 20, 2025, at the International Conference Center…

Africa News Now September 18, 2025

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Togo President’s Sister-in-Law And Ex-Defense Minister Arrested For Criticising Government

Togolese security forces have arrested Marguerite Gnakadè, the sister-in-law of President Faure Gnassingbé and a former defense minister, at her home in Lomé on Wednesday, according to local media and…

Africa News Now September 18, 2025

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ECOWAS Chair Julius Maada Bio Visits Burkina Faso to Rebuild Ties with Sahel States

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio, who currently chairs the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has begun a two-day working visit to Ouagadougou aimed at reviving dialogue between…

Africa News Now September 17, 2025

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Switzerland Grants Niger 14 Billion FCFA to Boost Education and Agriculture

Niger has secured 14 billion FCFA (around $22 million) in development funding from Switzerland to strengthen education, small-scale irrigation, and agricultural entrepreneurship. The agreements were signed on September 16, 2025,…

Africa News Now September 17, 2025

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Senegal Deepens UAE Partnership in Aviation and Infrastructure Investments

Senegal is strengthening its ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye welcomed executives from Air Dynamics Solutions, an Abu Dhabi-based aviation and logistics firm, at…

Africa News Now September 17, 2025

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Ghana to Welcome Mercy Ships’ Global Mercy in 2026 for Free Surgeries and Medical Training

Ghana has officially renewed its partnership with the international humanitarian organization Mercy Ships, confirming that the hospital vessel Global Mercy will dock at the Port of Tema in August 2026.…

Africa News Now September 17, 2025

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Confusion in Ghana Over U.S. Deportees as Officials and Lawyers Clash on Fate of West Africans

Confusion has erupted in Ghana over the fate of 14 West Africans deported from the United States, after officials and lawyers gave conflicting accounts of their status. The group, 13…

Africa News Now September 16, 2025

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Gambia Auditor General Modou Ceesay Removed

The Gambia’s political tensions deepened on Monday after plain-clothes police forcibly removed Auditor General Momodou Ceesay from his office, sparking outrage and fresh protests against President Adama Barrow’s government. Ceesay,…

Africa News Now September 16, 2025

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Ghana Tightens Visa Rules for Chinese Nationals in Galamsey Fight

The Ghanaian government has announced stricter visa procedures for Chinese nationals as part of renewed efforts to curb illegal mining, widely known as galamsey. Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa…

Africa News Now September 16, 2025

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Zambian Court Jails Two Men for Witchcraft Plot Against President

A court in Zambia has sentenced two men to two years in prison after convicting them of attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema. Leonard Phiri, a Zambian,…

Africa News Now September 16, 2025

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US Judge Slams Trump Administration Over Secret Deportation of Migrants to Ghana

A U.S. federal judge has sharply criticized the Trump administration for secretly deporting Nigerian and Gambian migrants to Ghana under a little-known agreement, accusing officials of trying to sidestep U.S.…

Africa News Now September 15, 2025