Vital Kamerhe, former chief of staff to Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, has been granted provisional release from prison where he was serving a 13-year sentence for embezzling $48 million in public funds, his lawyer said on Monday.
BANJUL, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Gambia's incumbent President Adama Barrow has a narrow early lead after Saturday's presidential election, according to provisional results from the first constituency to be verified by the electoral commission. In a test of stability and democratic progress, the small West African country is holding its first election since former President…
Ghana detected the Omicron coronavirus variant in 34 samples from travellers who returned to the country from Nov. 21-25, according to data from the state institute responsible for coronavirus testing.
Senegal's economy will grow 5% in 2021 thanks in part to solid industrial output, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, revising up a previous forecast of 3.5% growth for this year.