West Africa

Nearly a week after the approval of the comprehensive amnesty law in the National Assembly, there is a prevailing sense of anger and indignation among the families of the victims. This law pardons offenses committed between 2021 and 2024, presenting…

President Macky Sall over the weekend welcomed a delegation from the former rebel faction of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC), led by Fatoma Coly, at the presidential palace. This meeting, occurring as President Sall nears the end…

Amidst a wave of attacks on schools and the distressing kidnapping of students in Kaduna and Sokoto States in Northwestern Nigeria, concerns have been raised regarding the dedication and commitment of Nigeria’s security agencies and government in combating the prevalent…

Nigerien public television, “Télé SAHEL,” has reported an ongoing investigation into the discovery of an arms cache in Niamey, occupied by European soldiers before their departure following the July 26, 2023 coup d’état. Conducted by the research section of the…

The composition of individuals appointed by Liberian President Joseph Boakai to lead the country’s asset recovery efforts has generated mixed feelings among Liberians. The Liberian leader recently issued an executive order establishing the Asset Recovery Team with a mandate to…

Cote d’Ivoire’s African People’s Party (PPA-CI) is set to initiate steps to have Gbagbo re-registered on the electoral list after he agreed to be the party’s candidate for the 2025 presidential elections. Gbagbo, who was Cote d’Ivoire’s president from 2000…

Gambians have decried the price hike in basic food commodities as Ramadan commences. Basic food items are becoming unaffordable for ordinary Gambians, particularly during the fasting period. Sankulleh Janko has more in the following report

The Majority Leader of Ghana’s Parliament and MP for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo Markin, has dismissed  claims that President Akufo-Addo never intended to assent the Human Sexual and Family Values Bill. During an address to the diplomatic corps, the President stated…

Burkina Faso’s Dr Ablassé Ouédraogo has been released from his military obligations. Arrested on 24th December, he had been taken by force to theatres of operations.   Oge Obierika has more in this report by WADRs Martin Kaba in Ouagadougou.…

Senegal’s election campaign kicks off tomorrow, Saturday. At the same time, public television will be recording the messages of the various presidential candidates this Friday and tomorrow. According to an executive decree signed by President Macky Sall, candidates have until…

In Ghana, the largest opposition National Democratic Congress party (NDC) has officially announced professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman as the running mate to its flagbearer John Mahama for the highly anticipated December 2024 general elections. The party underscored Opoku-Agyeman’s distinguished career…

More than 200 school children were reportedly abducted by gunmen locally known as Bandits in the northwestern state of Kaduna. The gunmen carried out the mass abduction after storming the primary school on Thursday morning just before the commencement of…