West Africa

Efforts to combat terrorism financing in Nigeria, particularly in the northeast, are being severely hindered by poor collaboration among law enforcement and regulatory agencies.  To address this critical issue, a national dialogue was held in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, Saturday, to…

President Akufo-Addo’s convoy has been involved in a fatal accident with one person confirmed dead. A statement from the Presidency indicated the President’s convoy was involved in the fatal accident along the Bunso-Akyem Asafo stretch of the Accra-Kumasi Highway. According…

Two of 16 fire victims in a community near Sekondi in Ghana’s Western Region, have died.  The other 14 are still fighting for their lives after sustaining scathing injuries. The Saturday May 18 fire disaster occurred around 4 pm when…

With support from the United Nations Development Program, the Institute For Research and Democratic Development (IREDD), has embarked on a massive awareness drive for the full implementation of the Revenue Sharing Act seeking to empower local communities.   In 2022, the legislature…

The late former Ivorian President Henri Konan Bédié, who passed away on August 1, 2023, at the age of 89, will be laid to rest in his hometown of Pepressou in central Côte d’Ivoire on June 1, 2024, in a…

In Tunisia’s capital Tunis, hundreds of people demonstrated on Sunday, in support of President Kais Saied amidst widespread criticism and a wave of arrests involving journalists, activists, and lawyers. The European Union, France, and the UN High Commissioner for Human…

French opposition figure Jean Luc Mélenchon and the Prime Minister of Senegal who is also the president of PASTEF, Ousmane Sonko, have pledged to collaborate within the scope of their political parties’ activities as the French politician concludes his official…

The World Food Program, WFP has supported some schools with the installation of school canteens in the Kolda region of Senegal. This project entitled Model Canteen, aims not only for the development of students but also for the preservation of…

President Bola Tinubu’s announcement to suspend the controversial 0.5% cybersecurity fee on electronic banking transactions has sparked a mixed  reactions.  The policy, which was introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria, has generated widespread criticism and public outcry. In the…

In the lead-up to the meeting of the foreign ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a preparatory meeting of senior officials from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger was held yesterday in Niamey, the capital of Niger, to discuss…

Senegal President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is expected in the country today as part of a strategic visit which aims to consolidate cooperative links with Senegal. He is expected to be received by his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akufo-Addo.  A press release…