West Africa

In Niger, lawyers of deposed president Mouhamed Bazoum are calling on the State Court not to issue its ruling on May 10. While the court is due to rule in about ten days on whether to lift Bazoum’s immunity in…

Reporters Without Borders has denounced the suspension of about nine international media channels in Burkina Faso by the military authority. The High Council for Communication (CSC) accuses them of having covered the Human Rights Watch report on the massacre of…

The Ivorian Armed Forces is benefitting from a fifteen million euro European Union assistance. The fund adopted by the EU Council on Monday is meant to strengthen its military support and fight against terrorism in Cote d’Ivoire. As Augustine Kollie…

Heads of Units of Interpol in Africa are meeting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, to share knowledge and best practices for tackling cybercrime.  Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco and Mauritius are said to be top on the list of countries facing threats of…

In Liberia, members of the House of Representatives have passed the country’s 2024 National Budget up to the tune of 738 million US dollars. The initial draft budget submitted by the Executive Branch of Government was a little over 692…

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is embarking on a nationwide immunization drive against COVID-19 in its quest to achieve herd immunity The exercise commences on May 4th and ends on May 9th. According to the GHS, while localized outbreaks are…

Over four million people are expected to vote in Togo’s parliamentary regional representatives’ elections. These elections occur amid increased political tension following the approval of a contentious new constitution earlier this month and subsequent crackdowns on opposition protests. Critics argue…

A joint communique issued by the Minister of Territorial Administration, Decentralization, and Territorial Development, and the Minister of Security and Civil Protection, concerning today’s legislative and regional elections,  the ministers announced the closure of  the land borders of Togo at…

In Nigeria, tragedy struck on Sunday on the Okene bypass in Kogi, in North Central Nigeria, as a devastating accident claimed the lives of 20 people. According to Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps, the head-on collision involving a truck and…

The Gambia Immigration Department has recently arrested five Senegalese nationals for migrant smuggling in the Gambian coastal town of Gunjur. The smugglers were intercepted while attempting to transport migrants to the Spanish Canary Islands. Meanwhile, the immigration department also intercepted…

In Mali, the Constitutional Court has declared as inadmissible the requests to confirm the end of the transition from two magistrates and prosecutors’ unions, as well as some civil society organizations According to the country’s highest court, the plaintiffs lacked…

Burkina Faso has suspended  more Western and African media outlets for  their coverage of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing the army of extrajudicial killings. The latest action which was announced by the country’s communications authority on Sunday, follows…