West Africa

The son of ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, Salem has been granted provisional release by the military court’s examining magistrate after being under house arrest for nearly seven months. Salem is facing charges related to conspiring against the state’s authority or…

Speakers of a scheduled Pan African event in Ghana, “The Convention” where prominent African speakers including Professor PLO Lumumba were due to speak on the challenges facing Africa’s development and the way forward, have expressed disappointment in last-minute cancellation of…

The Burkinabe transitional government have decided to deduct, 1% of workers’ salaries taking effect from January 1. This money according to the government will be transferred to the patriotic support fund, which will be used to finance volunteers for the…

The United Nations Security Council calls on the signatory parties in Mali, to resume dialogue to implement the Algiers Agreement. Talks between Bamako and the armed groups in the north have been slow for over a year. The authorities now seem…

The rectification process of sponsorships for candidates in Senegal proceeding to the second round resumes today. These candidates were given a two-day window to update and rectify their documentation. In a bid for validation, candidates approached the Constitutional Council yesterday,…

The trial of Ousmane Sonko, a former minister from Yaya Jammeh’s administration, is ongoing in the Swiss Federal Criminal Court. Commencing on Monday, the proceedings saw the families of the complainants and their legal representatives presenting their cases. Sonko, the…

In anticipation of the 2024 general elections in Ghana, The National Commission for Civic Education says vote buying was once again on the rise last year when a series of elections were held in 2023. Chairperson of the commission Kathleen…

Ghana’s official creditors are convening today to discuss the restructuring of approximately $5.4 billion in loans. Ghana failed to meet the IMF’s November 2022 timeline for the disbursement of the second tranche of the $600 million IMF bailout. This was…

Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has called for the reparation of Africans for centuries of slavery. The Gambian leader says his country will use Janjanbureh’s bicentenary to use it’s diplomatic and intellectual and cultural advantage to promote the reparations agenda. WADR’S…

Nigerien authorities have reported civilian casualties resulting from military strikes in response to a terrorist attack near the Burkina Faso border. The Defense Ministry stated that the army repelled a terrorist assault on an advanced military post in Tiawa by…

A new addition has emerged within the National Armed Forces in Burkina Faso. The Transitional President Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has sanctioned the establishment of a Special Brigade for Rapid Intervention. This specialized unit, as highlighted by experts, holds the status…

The ambassadors of Mali and Algeria, have returned to their respective posts, as announced by the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) on Sunday Both ambassadors were recalled for consultations in December 2023 due to diplomatic tensions between the two countries. The…