West Africa

A three-day Forum of Non-Governmental Organizations, NGOs, is underway in the Gambian capital Banjul. Participating NGOs from across the continent are engaging into critical discussions about the importance of education. The event kicked started ahead of the ordinary session of…

A fire outbreak occurred Saturday, at Camp Samory Touré in Conakry, Guinea. No casualty has been reported as the authorities are investigating the cause of the incident. However, there were images of thick smoke emanating from one of the country’s…

The government is proposing a bill to grant Beninese nationality to Afro-descendants. The text will be sent for study to the National Assembly. The Beninese government presents this bill as a form of recognition for possible descendants of Beninese victims…

In Chad, interim president of the transition has been declared the winner of the May 6 presidential elections in the country. According to provisional results from the National Election Management Agency, Mahamat Idriss Déby won the presidential election in the…

Nigeria’s Senate has approved a bill that imposes the death penalty on drug traffickers, following a third reading of the 2024 National Drug Law Enforcement Agency  Act (Amendment) Bill. The proposal was adopted on Thursday during a committee session, where…

In Senegal, the Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety is investigating the circumstances that led to a plane accident at Blaise Diagne International Airport near Dakar. The organization which is responsible for investigating plane accidents in Senegal’s…

Following a series of protests by commercial motorcyclists, the Liberia National Police has reversed its initial plan to ban commercial motorcycle activities in the city limit of Monrovia. The move to institute the no go zone policy was intended to…

In Mauritania, the opposition is criticizing the sponsorship system for presidential candidates. Several candidates held demonstrations outside Parliament in Nouakchott. Mauritanians will be heading to the polls in June this year with incumbent president, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani seeking a second…

Ghana’s Electoral Commission has denied the opposition National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) request for the serial numbers of Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) Kits deployed for the Limited Voters Registration Exercise.  According to the Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, the release of…

The European Union Traning Mission has announced the termination of its operations in Mali as its current mandate expires on May 18. The decision followed a strategic review and consultations with the Malian authorities according to a statement by the…

Days after the enactment of Togo’s controversial Constitution, opposition groups have threatened a massive revolt. This assertion was the outcome of a press conference by opposition political parties held at the headquarters of the Togolese party in Lome – the…

The second largest labour organization in Nigeria has joined the list of groups calling for the suspension of the controversial cybersecurity levy recently introduced by the Central Bank. The Trade Union Congress (TUC) in a statement signed by its President,…