West Africa

Niger is currently hosting the 9th edition of the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. The forum, which commenced on the 27th of February and runs through to the 2nd of March, is bringing together participants from several African countries.…

Two lawmakers in Liberia are accusing each other of misusing funds allocated to a non-existent health center in the country. According to reports, twenty-five thousand US dollars US$25,000 was earmarked in the 2023 National Budget for the construction of a…

Reactions have continued to trail the conduct of the February 25 general election.  Although collation and announcement of results from the thirty-six States and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja are still ongoing, the European Union, in a preliminary report released…

Two key sectors of the country have embarked on a five-day warning strike renewable by Monday next week. The Judiciary and health sectors strike according to the general secretary of the Union of Public Administration Workers, Issa Sékou Sidibé, is…

The Burkinabe government and the African Development World Bank have signed ten financing agreements in the form of loans and grants estimated at 184 million dollars. The agreement was signed on behalf of Ouagadougou by the Minister of Economy, Finance…

The Beninese government Monday clarified the reason for the deployment of the army to the disputed northern border after alleged criticisms in Burkina Faso. The legal fight for the control of Kourou – Kaolou localities by the two neighboring countries…

In Senegal, infanticide and abortion are the main causes of women’s arrests. This is at least what a study by the Advocacy Committee for access to medical abortion in cases of rape and incest reveals. A study made with the…

A human rights organization in Sierra Leone AdvocAid has called for accountability and an end to violence against women and girls by law enforcement officials. This comes as the trial of a police officer who has been accused of raping…

Voters from Nigeria’s northern state of Kano, have hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC for the conduct of the February 25 general elections. But days after the vote, the fanfare is gradually settling down and the population look on…

Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared open the 2023 General Election National Collation Centre in Abuja, after nearly two days of voting in the country’s general election. The National Collation Center is where results from…

President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to deliver the State of the Nation Address in Parliament on March 8, 2023. This is in accordance with the law which stipulates that the President shall at the beginning of each session of Parliament…

Residents of the Maiduguri Metropolis, in Borno – northwest Nigeria are still in shock over a fire incident that consumed the state’s largest market. Known as the Monday market, the emergency department was alerted Sunday of a fire there that…