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ECOWAS Excellence Award for journalists slated for July 25 in Banjul
By: Alex Adi The official award ceremony for the inaugural ECOWAS Excellence Award for Journalists will take place on July 25,

Wig ban only lasts a day in Senegal theatre after backlash
A sudden and swiftly reversed ban on wigs, hair extensions, and skin-lightening products at an iconic theatre in Senegal’s capital,

Burkina Faso military rulers scrap electoral commission, taking control of future polls
Burkina Faso‘s military rulers have disbanded the country’s electoral commission calling it a waste of money. The interior ministry will

Niger: Largest Mars rock ever found on Earth sells for $4.3m at auction
An “unbelievably rare” piece of Mars – the largest ever found on Earth – has sold for $4.3m (£3.2m) at




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Four dead, 1,300 evacuated as heavy rains hit South Korea
Four people have died and more than 1,300 evacuated as torrential rain pounds South Korea, with authorities warning that the

Israeli strike on Gaza Catholic church kills two and injures several
At least two people were killed and several others were injured after the Holy Family Church in northern Gaza was

Russia drops 500kg bomb on Eastern Ukraine shopping centre, four killed
Russia attacked a shopping centre in the eastern Ukrainian town of Dobropillia with a FAB-type 500-kg aerial bomb, killing at

Babies made using three people’s DNA are born free of hereditary disease
Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal