West Africa

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has stressed the need for a common commitment towards working together in achieving peace and Security in the West African sub-region. According to him, there are a number of challenges affecting the sub-region, hence encouraging cooperation…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has cancelled its summit scheduled for Dakar on October 13 and 14. The Community’s leaders were to meet on October 13 and 14 as part of an extraordinary summit on security but…

Liberia’s main opposition—the Unity Party is calling on the George Weah-led administration to address the ongoing rice crisis or risk a massive protest in the coming days. The shortage of the country’s staple food rice on the local market has…

The Nigeria Hydrological Services has blamed sub-nationals including state and local governments for disregarding “adequate and timely warnings” and weather advisories issued to avert deadly flood disasters in different parts of the country.  Massive flooding has been experienced in many…

In The Gambia, the death toll from Acute Kidney Injury linked to children syrups manufactured in India rose from 66 to 69 over the weekend.  The Health Minister Amadou Samateh who confirmed the deaths also apologized for President Barrow’s comment…

Chad's national forum, announced Saturday, that Mahamat Idriss Itno, who took over in April last year after his father demise would remain in power during the 2-year transition to elections. At a ceremony boycotted by opposition members, leading armed rebel…

Guinea has requested France's support to secure the border with Mali. The authorities of the Guinean transition fear a terrorist’s infiltration from Mali with which their country shares 885 kilometers of borders.  James Agyapong reports

The youth congress of the Opposition Liberty Party in Liberia, is calling for the unconditional resignation of the Chairperson of the National Elections Commission—Madam Davidetta Brown-Lansanah and her board of commissioners. According to Walter Blamo, spokesperson of the group, the…

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday launched a campaign to raise awareness and encourage suicide prevention in Africa, which has the highest rate of deaths by suicide in the world. According to its statistics, about 11 people out of…

The Nigerien government says nearly 200 lives have been lost and more than a quarter of a million affected, following flooding caused by heavy rains in the country. The Country’s Civil Protection Service revealed this on Thursday, describing the toll…

Ghana’s Agriculture Minister, Dr Owusu Akoto Afriyie says only two percent of the country’s cocoa farms are affected by illegal mining activities. He indicated that there is a lot of goodwill among stakeholders including traditional authorities in the fight against…

The Medicines & Health Products Regulatory Authority in Liberia has warned the public against buying medical products linked to the death of at least 66 children in The Gambia. Addressing a press conference in Monrovia on Thursday, the Regulatory Authority…