West Africa

Liberian President George Weah Tuesday suspended three senior government officials sanctioned by the US for alleged corruption and ordered for their investigation. A statement released by the president said he views the allegations against the officials contained in the US…

A prominent critic of Sierra Leone's government has been killed during a police raid, raising serious concerns about extrajudicial killings and accusations of targeting opposition figures. It happened when officers raided the hideout of alleged suspects behind last week’s violent…

Dismissed Minister for Gender Children and Social Protection, Sarah Adwoa Safo, says her dismissal provides an opportunity to better engage her constituents of Dome Kwabenya.  In her official response to president Akufo-Addo, she expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to…

A top senior ECOWAS official says corruption is killing the region while advocating for term limits for elected leaders. The chairman of the Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the ECOWAS Parliament, Edwin Snowe Junior, also lamented the challenges of…

Liberian youths over the weekend joined the rest of the world to celebrate International Youth Day in Monrovia. ‘ At the official program marking the occasion, Youth and Sports Minister Zeogar Wilson commended young people in Liberia for maintaining peace…

The Republic of Cameroon is seeking the support of the Accident Investigative Bureau of Nigeria (AIB-N) to help investigate the circumstances around an accident involving Havilland DHC 400 Twinotter aircraft which led to the death of 11 people on board. …

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has reemphasized the commitment of his administration to providing the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) with the requisite resources and tools to carry out their core mandate of securing territorial integrity of the nation, particularly, from terrorists’…

The criminal trial involving seven members of the Coalition for Democratic Change Council of Patriots will get underway today after the judge denied government lawyers' request to delay the case. The men were arrested and charged with a criminal attempt…

The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, is to resume contingent rotations starting today, Monday August 15, under fresh approval procedures, the Malian foreign minister and a U.N. spokeswoman have said. According to Mali's Foreign Minister, Abdoulaye Diop, after the…

Two Chadian soldiers were killed by terrorists in Dabantchali, in the Lake Chad region. President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno announced this on Monday. In recent years, the area has become a major hideout for Boko Haram groups and the Islamic…

Following the violent protests that led to killings and burnings in parts of Sierra Leone which necessitated the imposition of curfews by the authorities on August 10, Civil Society organizations in the country, in a press release, have called for…