West Africa

More than twelve thousand displaced from two Malaian regions have been registered in Kidal. These displacements were recorded in three days beginning on April 17, 2023. An NGO, The Sahelian Association for Support to Decentralized Development revealed that most of…

The Kaduna state government in Nigeria’s northwest Thursday briefed on the latest security situation across the state. Already grappling with Banditry, the state between January and March 2023, recorded 214 deaths due to attacks by terrorists and communal clashes.  

Boko Haram fighters this week carried out coordinated attacks, destroying hundreds of homes on Cameroon’s northern border with Nigeria. The large-scale attack on the border communities killed at least eight people including two soldiers and 6 civilians. As Oge Obierika…

In its report, a technology solutions company OriginAll names Ghana as a major transit point for the illicit shipment of gold. Other major illegal gold trading routes are Sudan, Ethiopia, and Uganda with export destinations being Switzerland, the United Arab…

Cote d’Ivoire’s ruling RHDP, unveils its candidates for the municipal and regional elections slated for September 2023. Now despite the development, there is a stir within the party, concerning the positioning of some candidates close or distant from Ivorian President…

Some Liberians have expressed deep concerns and describe the widespread drug addiction among the country’s youthful population as worrying. To date, almost every community in Liberia is said to be having ghettos where illegal substances are sold to people no…

The Burkinabe Interim President Captain Ibrahim Troare Wednesday signed the decree on general mobilization and warning. This decree gives details on the application of this new decision for a period of 12 months. As Abdullahi Hassan reports, the decree now…

In Nigeria, a section of the population has expressed deep concern about the involvement of powerful nations, international organizations, and individuals in terrorism financing. The latest to spark such a reaction is the report of China’s funding of militants to…

The Electoral Umpire of Cote d’Ivoire says September 2023 for the regional and municipal councilors elections. The decision was reached after adopting a decree at the end of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday chaired by President Allasane Ouattara. The…

Over a dozen women’s groups in Niger have called on the government to respect certain treaties and conventions guaranteeing the rights of all children, especially girls. They further urged the government to adopt laws and policies that guarantee the human…

Access to safe drinking water is said to be a major challenge confronting Liberia that’s according to the International Social Survey Program, a non-governmental organization in Liberia. According to its findings released Wednesday, about ten percent of Liberia’s 5 million…

The Ghanaian government has signed an agreement with a French company to improve access to Diabetes care for its citizens. Here’s Ghana’s Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu.