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Guinea govt says mass action not heeded but…

February 14, 2012 View of Guinean capital, Conakry

The Guinean government has said the opposition’s call for mass stay home action was not heeded on Monday.

Row over US$30m bail for Ghana business tycoon

February 14, 2012 Ghana business tycoon Alfred Woyome

A Ghanaian business tycoon, Alfred Woyome who was last week arrested for allegedly defrauding the government to the tune of over US$30m, has been granted bail by the country’s High court.

UN, INTERPOL to work on drugs, weapons in West Africa

February 13, 2012 Said Djinnit, Head of UNOWA

A top United Nations official and the Secretary General of International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), Ronald Noble, have agreed to work jointly against transnational crimes in West Africa.

West Africans remember Whitney Houston

February 13, 2012 Whitney Houston, Iconic American singer

News of the death over the weekend of the award-winning American singer Whitney Houston has touched the shores of West Africa, leaving thousands and millions of her fans sad and in mourning.

CODESRIA ranked among Africa’s 5 best think-tanks

February 13, 2012 Dr Ebrima Sall, CODESRIA boss

The Dakar-based African research institution, CODESRIA has been ranked among the five best think tanks in Africa

CODESRIA, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa has also been ranked as the top 30 international development think tanks in the world.

Nigeria plans to double electricity cost by April

February 13, 2012 President Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria

The Nigerian government has completed plans to almost double the cost of electricity from April 1st this year.

A kilowatt hour of electricity, which costs consumers 10 Naira currently, will soon cost about 19 Naira, an increase of 88 per cent.

Guinea opposition calls mass stay home protest today

February 13, 2012 L-R Opposition leader Cellou Diallo and President Alpha Conde

As Guineans experiment with their new democracy, the opposition and the government are again in another standoff, with another mass anti government protest being called for Monday.

Ghana FIC freezes US$9m linked to crimes

February 13, 2012 President John Atta Mills of Ghana

Ghana's Financial Intelligence Centre says in two years, it has frozen US$9m believed to be proceeds from crimes.

Can Liberia fully maintain, depoliticize new army?

February 11, 2012 Some members of Liberia's new army

As Liberia observes Armed Forces Day on Saturday February 11, its newly created national army gradually prepares to take over when the UN peacekeeping force (UNMIL) leaves in the near future, but officials and security experts say the challenges to having a truly professional military are real.

Nigeria: Citizens on Ribadu oil clean up, Boko Haram suspect caught

February 11, 2012 Nuhu Ribadu, former Nigeria EFCC boss

This week has been another fast-moving one for Nigeria with the re-arrest of a man suspected of masterminding the Christmas Day chuch bombing and the appointment of  the ex-anti graft agency (EFCC) chief, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to head the oil task force.