West Africa

The Gambia’s, President Adama Barrow’s ruling National People’s Party (NPP) emerges winner of the local government elections held on Saturday. However, the victory was a narrow one as the NPP lost in the two largest regions of the country while…

A coalition of political parties and civil society organizations named Movement Forces Vives du Senegal, F24 has been formed to oppose President Macky Sall. The platform, which includes a hundred political parties and civil society organizations, was launched on Sunday…

A socio-cultural organization, Igbo Indigenes without Borders, has appealed to Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to intervene in the case of former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu. Alongside his wife and a medical doctor, Ekweremadu has been convicted of…

In Liberia, the proprietor of the Jones Christian Academy in Monrovia, the nation’s capital, Bishop Emmanuel Jones, has said one of his teachers will be prosecuted for allegedly raping a teenage student. Despite rape being a non-bailable offense in Liberia,…

The government of Burkina Faso recently took a significant step toward combating terrorism by adopting a decree on general mobilization. This new decree aims to provide a legal framework for all actions to address the security challenges faced by the…

Ghana becomes the first in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine developed by Oxford University. This breakthrough vaccine is expected to benefit children under the age of three years old who are at high risk of contracting the…

more than a dozen terrorists affiliated with the notorious bandit leader, Dankarami, were neutralized by troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in Nigeria’s Zamfara State. Among the casualties was Jarfa, Dankarami’s top commander. The militants had pledged their allegiance to Dankarami…

Unidentified gunmen in Mali carried out a series of attacks in the central and southern regions, resulting in the deaths of at least seven people and several others injured. According to media reports, among the victims were two police officers…

The Minister of Justice, Alphonse Charles Wright, expresses displeasure over a recent meeting between the Prime Minister and the country’s magistrates. In a communiqué, the Minister denounced the meeting and threatened to take disciplinary action against any magistrate who shares…

The government of Ghana has announced that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to approve a program for the country by the end of May 2023. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, stated on Thursday that Ghana has made significant…

Over eighteen thousand Burkinabe refugees have so far fled to the northern and northeastern parts of theCôte d’Ivoire, seeking shelter from the ongoing violence perpetrated by terrorist groups in Burkina Faso. The National Security Council, chaired by President Alassane Ouattara…

The Beninese government has announced a special recruitment of 5000 new soldiers. Most of these recruits will be stationed in the north of the country, where terrorist groups have been active. This initiative the Beninese government said demonstrates its commitment…