22-Feb-2019 to 23:20
Sierra Leone: ACC reaches out-of-court settlement with ex-president’s brother
APA-Freetown (Sierra Leone) — Sierra Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio’s Anti-Corruption hammer has finally fallen on the family of his predecessor. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) said on Tuesday it had reached an out-of-court settlement with a brother of Ernest Bai Koroma who was found wanting for tax evasion.
Read more22-Feb-2019 to 18:22
CAR PM Simplice Sarandji resigns
APA-Bangui (CAR) By Pierre Koutoukpe — The Central African Prime Minister Simplice Mathieu Sarandji has handed in his resignation to President Faustin Archange Touadera on Friday afternoon.
Read more21-Feb-2019 to 23:10
S/Sudan's Machar meets boundaries commission officials
APA-Juba (South Sudan) — South Sudanese opposition leader Riek Machar has met with members of the Technical Boundaries Committee (TBC) in the Sudanese capital Khartoum mid week, his close aide said.
Read more20-Feb-2019 to 17:59
Beninese minister, prefect sacked over official misconduct
APA-Cotonou (Benin) By Ulvaeus Balogoun — The Prefect of the Department of Littoral in Benin, Modeste Toboula and the minister of Decentralization, Barnabe Dassigli have been sacked by President Patrice Talon.
Read more19-Feb-2019 to 12:36
Guinea-Bissau gets new Interior minister
APA-Bissau (Guinea-Bissau) By Nouah Mancaly — Edmundo Mendes, a Doctor of Law, has been appointed Guinea-Bissau’s Interior minister, a position that has been vacant since November.
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Liberia’s president reiterates commitment to fighting corruption
APA-Monrovia (Liberia) — Liberia’s President Dr. George Manneh Weah has described payroll padding or the placement of ‘ghost names’ on payrolls, and other corrupt practices as long existing phenomena in the West African country’s public service.
Read more16-Feb-2019 to 11:04
Ghana balkanised into 16 regions
APA-Accra (Ghana) — Ghana now has 16 regions following announcements of capitals of the newly created regions by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo on Friday.
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