Africa
Kenyan MP: ‘Deny sex to men who don’t register’
An MP has called on women in Opposition strongholds to withhold sex from men who have not registered as voters. Mombasa woman representative Mishi Mboko urged women in the country
Fate Surprises Homeless Boy For His Empathy And Kindness
A lot of well-off people look at poor people with mistrust. They assume that people asking for money on the streets are delinquents or thieves on the lookout for anything
Gambia’s Jammeh Cedes Power, Flies into Exile
VOA News – Defeated Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh flew into exile Saturday night, ending 22 years of strong-arm rule and a political stalemate that brought the West African nation to
Mauritius: PM Anerood Jugnauth to hand over to son
BBC News – Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth says he is stepping down to hand power to his son, Pravind. The 86-year-old first became prime minister in 1982, beginning a
West African Leaders to Ask Gambia’s Jammeh to Step Down
VOA NEWS – West African leaders will travel to Gambia on Tuesday in an effort to convince longtime President Yahya Jammeh to step down after his loss in the December
Third time lucky, as Nana Akufo- Addo becomes Ghana’s 5th President.
Anny Osabutey – As if it will never happen but on Friday December 9th, Ghana’s main opposition leader, Nana Akufo Addo, candidate of the New Patriotic Party, won the presidential
Ghana Awaits Election Results
VOA News – Vote-counting has begun in the West African nation of Ghana, after polls to choose the country’s next president and parliament. VOA’s Peter Clottey, reporting from Ghana’s capital
Ivory Coast football legend dies
The former Ivorian international player Laurent Pokou, seen as an emblematic figure of African football, has died aged 69, BBC Afrique reports. From 1960 to 1970, Laurent Pokou was a
Ghana Election Could Hinge on Economy
VOA News – When Ghana’s voters go to the polls December 7, the economy likely will play a pivotal role. The West African nation is heading into presidential and parliamentary
Ivory Coast Parliament Approves Constitution Change
VOA NEWS ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST — Ivory Coast’s parliament has approved changes to the constitution that ease a presidential eligibility requirement at the center of a political crisis that turned
