West Africa

Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, used his last of the African Union’s (AU’s) annual February summits to launch a passionate appeal to the AU and his colleague heads of state to support the implementation of an Africa-wide mobile telephony interoperability system.…

Gambians have called for improved social amenities, including healthcare and education, as The Gambia marked its 59th anniversary on Sunday. Some also voiced the need for increased employment opportunities for the youth.  

Liberia and neighboring countries Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have initiated discussions aimed at adopting a unified communication plan to popularize their national adoption plans, with a focus on climate change issues. The event, held in collaboration with the Global National…

The Constitutional Council’s repeal of President Macy Sall’s decree two weeks ago postponing the presidential election. The Council’s seven wise men in a statement on Thursday handed down a ruling which is in contrast with Sall’s decree and the bill…

Attempts to calm tension since the postponement of the elections by President Macky Sall are bearing fruits. On February 15, several political prisoners were released by the state as a result of a closed-door meeting between the Senegalese Leader, opposition…

Ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States namely Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger met on Thursday in Ouagadougou. The Burkinabè delegation comprised the minister of defence General Kassoum Coulibaly and that of Foreign Affairs Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, accompanied by…

The Malian government has revoked the appointment decrees of certain senior officials of the Ministry of Labour and the Civil Service. This follows the discovery of a vast fraud network during the civil service competitive examination. This situation prompted the…

Representatives of the Guinean government are currently in Dubai to meet with investors. According to the Ministry of Planning, the purpose of the meeting is to attract as many partners as possible. Against a backdrop of high living costs, Conakry…

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu alongside the governors on Thursday agreed to establish state police in the country. Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of an emergency meeting summoned…

Economist and professor of finance at the University of Ghana, Prof. Godfred Bokpin says the first major reshuffle by President Akufo Addo is of little economic value. President Akufo-Addo, on February 14, nominated 23 ministers to take over from those…

Taureg separatists in northern Mali on Wednesday accused the army and Russian paramilitary group Wagner of having killed seven Chadian and Nigerien civilians in drone strikes on the Algerian border. However, the Malian army is yet to comment on these…

The Nigerian government says it can no longer continue to subsidize electricity, adding that the nation must begin to move towards a cost-effective tariff model, as the country is currently indebted to the tune of N1.3 trillion to generating companies…