West Africa

Armed assailants have killed about 50 people in a part of eastern Burkina Faso ravaged by Islamist violence, the region's governor said on Thursday. The statement added that the victims were traveling to a town in the nearby commune of…

Two people have been confirmed dead in Houndé, western Burkina Faso following clashes between police and angry gold miners. According to government’s spokesperson, the gold miners were demanding the release of their colleagues who were arrested a day before for…

Liberia’s deputy minister for Codification at the Ministry of Justice says his country’s government is committed to establishing a war crimes court in Liberia. This was made known during a regional conference held by the International Criminal Court and hosted…

Senegalese President Macky Sall has appointed Marie Khémesse Ngom Ndiaye, as the new minister of health, replacing Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr. The change which was announced on the state media on Thursday, is coming barely 24 hours after a fire outbreak…

A report from the Conflict Armament Research group has revealed that significant proportions of weapons and arms seized from Islamist insurgents in Niger came from West African state stockpiles.  The report therefore suggests that authorities are struggling to secure arms…

Nigeria’s Association of Women Entrepreneurs has decried the neglect of contraceptives among Nigerian women living in internally displaced camps and in conflict situations. Currently, the Northern part of the country is experiencing an upsurge of insurgency attacks with thousands fleeing…

Fourteen pupils and a teacher have been killed in a school shooting in the US State of Texas.  The shooting happened on Tuesday at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, around 80 miles west of San Antonio.  Texas Governor Greg…

Technology giant Google has integrated 24 new languages into its translation option. Among these include 10 African languages, notably the Bamanankan spoken in Mali, the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and the Krio in Sierra Leone. This news has been…

The Gambia has again bagged ‘one of the happiest countries in West Africa’ and the 8th happiest country in the entire African continent.  The smiling coast beat Senegal, Ghana and other countries, according to the 10th edition of the World…

One person has been confirmed dead due to the heavy rainfall in Accra over the past few days. The deceased, a mother of two was electrocuted in her home as the rains intensified. Thosands have been rendered homeless and properties…

In The Gambia, Child Protection and Human Rights Directors are calling for better transnational cooperation in the fight against child trafficking The child advocates made the call at an ongoing convergence of child protection and human rights directors from West…

In Ghana, The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has charged Members of Parliament to strictly comply with the asset declaration law. In his view, MPs can only hold members of the Executive accountable if they comply with the law. For…