West Africa

Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Nigeria’s Anti-Narcotics agency, have arrested a clergy man and two others over attempts to smuggle illicit drugs to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A statement by the Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi explained that the suspects…

Liberia’s government has commended soldiers serving in the UN Mission in Mali who are said to be performing exceptionally well despite threats from suspected jihadists. Liberia’s largest deployment is with the United Nations Integrated Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA),…

Ghana’s Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is proposing harsh penalties for public servants and state institutions cited by the Auditor General for embezzlement of funds. The Committee has been reviewing Auditor General reports on the public accounts of state institutions…

The Malian foreign affairs minister says Bamako will not justify its military cooperation with Russia. The cooperation includes strengthening the Malian armed forces’ capabilities as well as the importation of oil and wheat. Abdoulaye Diop made the remark at a…

The Nigerian National Human Rights Commission has launched a special panel to investigate two recent Reuters reports on rights abuses by the army. The first of the reports focused on a secret program run by the Nigerian army that allegedly…

Barrow oversees performance contract signing between the government and SOEs President Adama Barrow on Tuesday presided over the signing of a performance contract between the Gambian Government and State-Owned Enterprises SOEs at the State House in Banjul. The bond will…

In Ghana, Members of the minority caucus have a new leadership. This comes after the Functional Executives and the Council of Elders of the Party met with the Minority caucus to resolve concerns raised following the reshuffling of the leadership…

In Togo, the publication of the report of the Court of Auditors on the management of Covid-19 funds has been controversial since its release on January 26. Comments are pouring in from all over social media. Billions are spent without…

In Niger, tension is still high in Zinder after a fire disaster that occurred on Monday in a technical college in the city. and a boy, were found burned after the fire, the cause of which has still not been…

Nigeria’s Election House, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC says another office of its office has been attacked and set ablaze by unknown gunmen. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Anambra state Dr. Queen Elizabeth Agwu, reported that an office complex…

A leader of the Guinean political opposition movement, FNDC Mamadou Billo Bah, was evacuated Thursday afternoon to the Ignace Deen hospital in Conakry. The head of mobilization of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) was arrested…

Senegalese Ousmane Sonko will appear before a court in the case concerning his claim of the alleged misappropriation of 29 billion CFA Francs of the Community Agricultural Domain Program (PRODAC). Challenging him in this case is Mame Mbaye Niang who…