West Africa

The call for demonstration by the main political opposition Yewwi Askan Wi (YAW) enters day two. Today’s protest in the 46 departments of Senegal according to the coalition is to denounce the arbitrary arrests of political actors and the instrumentalization…

A high-powered delegation from the United States has arrived in Liberia to gather more evidence to institute additional sanctions on public officials misappropriating the public purse.   Last year, the United State government imposed sanctions on three ranking officials of…

The trial of former Guinean Prime Minister Kassory Fofana, opens this Wednesday, March 15, 2023, before the Court of Repression of Economic and Financial Offenses. Appearing before the court are two other personalities, namely Oyé Guilavogui former Minister of Environment…

Burkina Faso is set to receive about 2,000 billion CFA Francs from its development partner, the World Bank for the implementation of strategic projects. The 3.26 billion dollars financing was announced by Burkinabe Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla.…

The Government of Ghana has through the Ministry of Finance started processes to settle payments on outstanding bonds. A statement issued by the Ministry Tuesday said that the initial instruction covers coupon and principal payments on bonds that matured on…

Nigerien President Muhammed Bazoum wraps up his 48-hour working visit to Benin, committed to improving security and up the fight against insurgency. Following the G5 Sahel Joint Force saga, President Bazoum noted that to fight terrorism effectively, nations should commit…

The first of a 2-day demonstration called by the main opposition coalition Yeewi Askan Wi (YAW) is due to start today, March 14, 2023. Supporters of the opposition leader Ousmane Sonko are converging on the capital Dakar for a mega…

The Benin Republic says in the fight against terrorism, bilateral cooperation works better than multinational forces. This is part of a briefing by President Patrice Talon and his Nigerien counterpart Mohamed Bazoum as he leads a 2-day working visit to…

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 6 persons in connection with the killing of a soldier at Ashaiman in Accra. The death of the soldier resulted in the Ghana Armed Forces deploying officers in search of the perpetrators of the…

The sentencing of some 26 PPA – CI party members to 2 years in prison for disturbing public order is attracting national discourse. Rights groups including Amnesty International have described the court’s ruling as arbitrary convictions. The detentions of these…

The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia has expressed disappointment after business in assembly failed to hold last week due to lack of a quorum Some members of the assembly did not show up thereby disrupting the proceedings…

The mining project in the Simandou mountain range is due to commence after a newly signed joint venture. Simandou detains the world’s largest iron ore deposit in the world. Maty Sy has more in this report: