West Africa

Vote counting is currently underway in Liberia following the official close of Tuesday’s election to choose a president and members of parliament. Elections observers say that the October 10 general elections saw an unprecedented large turnout. This is the fourth…

More than two months after the July 26 coup in Niger, The United States government says it takes note of the ousting of President Mohammed Bazoum. The statement by the State Department was communicated by the US Embassy in Niamey…

Lawyers of former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz are slamming the door. After several months of defending the former head of state, who is being prosecuted for alleged illicit enrichment and money laundering, they are denouncing the violation of their…

Recent comments and actions by President Adama Barrow are driving discussions in a section of the population that believes he is tilting towards an authoritarian rule. In the past few weeks, journalists and critics of the government have been arrested…

Questions remain about the reasons, intentions, and presumed agenda of President Macky Sall when he dissolved the cabinet last Friday. The surprise dissolution came four months away from the nation’s 2024 Presidential elections. Other concerns raised include the effect or…

The Nigerian Federal Government has denied reintroducing the subsidy on petrol, stating that the closure of many filling stations is due to distribution challenges rather than a lack of supply.  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) added that it…

Liberians cast votes in pivotal elections post-UN mission era, marking a decade after two civil wars. Incumbent President George Weah, a decorated former football star, is seeking reelection for a second six-year term after  a first tenure tainted by corruption…

The Liberian National Electoral Commission NEC says all is set for the conduct of the 2023 presidential and legislative elections. Ahead of voting today Tuesday, essential materials were deployed to all 5,890 polling centers across the Country. As you will…

The regional bloc ECOWAS says it remains optimistic about the conduct and outcome of the Liberian general elections despite the challenging campaign season. The bloc last Friday handed over four off-road vehicles, a batch of computers, IT and office equipment…

Residents of northern Mali have launched an information and awareness-raising campaign on peace and the consolidation of coexistence against a backdrop of renewed fighting between former rebels and the army. The Collective also intends to implement an action plan to…

A High Court sitting in Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos has convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Drambi Vandi, for the murder of a female lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem. The presiding judge held that…