West Africa

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana has proposed a minimum three-year jail term for persons engaged in LGBTQI+ activities in Ghana. This proposal was made when the church, led by its representative, presented its memorandum at the public hearing on the…

Lagos, Abuja, and other cities across Nigeria experienced a blackout on Monday after the national grid collapsed once again on Monday morning. This marks one of many such blackouts which has left power consumers in various states and the Federal…

Officials of the Gambia Ferry Services (GFS) have decried the presence of fishing nets along the Banjul-Barra ferry route. According to the services, these nets frequently entangle ferries, causing damage and resulting in delays in operations as well as financial…

The United Nations Refugee Agency in Côte d'Ivoire, has welcomed over 100 Ivorian refugees who have spent the past eleven years in Liberia. The Representative of the Agency, Madame Angèle Djohossou was at the border to welcome the returnees and…

In Liberia, striking lecturers at the Government-run-Tubman University in Southeastern Maryland County have set a series of preconditions before returning to the classroom.   The lecturers recently halted learning activities at the institution, accusing the college President Dr. Elliot Wreh-Wilsons…

A 3-day meeting to promote agroecology transition in West Africa is underway in Djimini; a small village in the Kolda region of Southern Senegal.  The meeting organized by the West African Committee for Peasant seeds (COASP) and The Senegalese Association…

In Nigeria, an explosion on a pipeline operated by Italian oil giant ENI in Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria, has caused a reduction in exports and an oil spill The ENI-led joint venture Naoc said the explosion occurred at a facility…

Mali and Mauritania have agreed to establish a mixed commission of inquiry and joint patrols after the death of several Mauritanian civilians at the border with Mali.  These decisions were arrived at, after a 48-hour visit by Malian authorities in…

Hundreds of Gambian villagers along the southern Senegalese region of Cassamance border have been displaced after fighting erupted between Senegalese soldiers and Movement for Democratic Forces of Casamance MFDC. Residents reported hearing an exchange of gunfire on Sunday as they…

Nigeria's Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has charged the ECOWAS Parliament to champion national processes that would strengthen democracy and improve governance in West Africa. The former leader was speaking at the just concluded First Extraordinary Session of the Fifth…

France says it will continue to assist Malian troops battling the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel even after its counter-terrorism mission has withdrawn. This is however under one condition; only where Russian fighters are not present  Commander of Operation Barkhane,…

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) is predicting a growth of 6.1% in 2022.  According to the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) which recently met by videoconference, these prospects still remain…