December 18, 2025

Burkina Faso’s transitional authorities have released eleven Nigerian Air Force pilots and crew members, nine days after they were detained in the country. The release took place on Wednesday evening following high-level diplomatic talks in Ouagadougou between Burkinabè officials and…

Guinea has opened the second phase of the landmark trial into the September 28, 2009, Stadium Massacre, with fresh proceedings beginning Thursday in the capital, Conakry. The new hearings follow convictions handed down more than a year ago against former…

The Government of Ghana has endorsed the Bawku mediation report, reaffirming its commitment to resolving the long-running chieftaincy conflict in the Upper East Region. As part of the endorsement, authorities announced a GHS1 billion fund to support peacebuilding, security enhancement,…

Stakeholders at the 2025 International Conference of Journalism in Africa have renewed calls for stronger protection of press freedom as a pillar of democracy and good governance in Senegal and across the sub-region. The two-day conference was organised to mark…

A two-day National Dialogue on Migration has opened in Banjul as The Gambia grapples with rising concerns over irregular migration and its impact on national development. Organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in partnership with the International Organization for…

The Government of Sierra Leone has responded to a new U.S. proclamation imposing full entry restrictions on Sierra Leonean nationals, announced on December 16, 2025. In a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, authorities confirmed that…

The 14th Annual Meeting of the Ouagadougou Partnership concludes this Thursday in Lomé, with inadequate funding for sexual and reproductive health taking centre stage. Delegates from across the region have spent two days examining declining financial support for sexual and…

Organised labour in Nigeria staged nationwide demonstrations on Wednesday, demanding urgent action to curb worsening insecurity across the country. Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress called on both federal and state governments to prioritise the…

Protests erupted in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, on Wednesday as citizens voiced growing frustration over alleged corruption and poor governance under President Joseph Boakai’s administration. The demonstration was organised by the pressure group Solidarity and Trust For a New Day (STAND),…

Analysts are weighing in after Senegal marked its first-ever National Diaspora Day, an initiative by the new government to formally recognize citizens living abroad as a strategic pillar of national development. The authorities see the diaspora as a vital economic…