West Africa

ARTICLE 19, a Non-Governmental Organization in Senegal that aims to promote freedom of expression and access to information, on June 5, organized a panel on access to information in the era of digitalization.   The discussion, which took place in the…

The Korea-Africa Summit, aimed at revitalizing economic and diplomatic cooperation, concluded on Wednesday with substantial progress. The summit saw the signing of nearly 50 cooperation agreements with 23 African countries, marking a significant milestone in South Korea–Africa relations. Key sectors…

The Majority in Ghana’s Parliament has hit back at their colleague MPs on the Minority side, over claims some government agencies are entering into multi-year contracts without Parliamentary approval. The NDC MPs recently flagged a number of contracts including the…

Senegal’s national conference on justice came to a close yesterday. After a week’s work, the reform and modernization commissions submitted their recommendations. Several agreements were reached, including limiting the powers of the public prosecutor and digitizing judicial procedures. The various…

The Senegalese National Council of the House of Breeders Tuesday held a national forum to promote the institutional, legislative and regulatory innovations which will govern pastoral activities in the country. The forum in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization…

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is sounding the alarm about the situation of displaced populations in Mali. In its latest report, published at the beginning of June, the UN agency takes stock of the situation…

The Gambia’s parliamentary standing committee on defence and security has held a consultative meeting with the Office of the National Security. This meeting was convened to help the lawmakers familiarize themselves with the National Security Council Bill which is set…

President Bola Tinubu is today expecting a template for a new minimum wage from the minister of Finance. Tinubu Tuesday, order his coordinating minister Wale Edun to present the template just a day after the nationwide strike by organized labour…

One person has been reported dead and 30 others trapped in a collapsed gold mine in Niger state, Nigeria. The state emergency management agency in a statement on Tuesday said six miners were rescued from the pit with serious injuries.…

Ghana’s Electoral Commission has rescinded its initial decision to bar political party agents from observing the ongoing voter transfer exercise. The Commission recently directed its Regional Directors not to permit agents of political parties to observe the exercise, in response…

Fake and illegal nursing schools operating in Liberia risk closure as a task force has been constituted to ensure their closure. Recent statistics by the Liberian Board for Nursing and Midwifery show an increase in the number of Bogus health…

Cote d’Ivoire has just secured 600 billion CFA francs or I billion dollars loan from the Korean Cooperation Fund for Economic Development. The agreement was signed at the first Africa – South Korea summit, in Seoul. This partnership agreement signed…