West Africa

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has uncovered a building used as a dump site for adulterated crude oil in Edo State, Benin City, South South Nigeria. Spokesperson of the Edo State Command, Efosa Obegbor who disclosed this…

The Bishop of the Lutheran church in Liberia—Victor Padmore is calling for a holistic approach in the fight against drug addiction in the country. He described the intake of drugs by youth in the country as a serious threat that…

The United States government on Sunday warned that there is a high risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, particularly the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The US Embassy Abuja, in a security alert, disclosed that targets for the attacks includes government…

The high dollar rate is pushing major pharmaceutical groups in the country to demand cash payment for supplies to health facilities in the country. At a news conference in Accra the Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of…

The Liberia National Police has provided an update on the recent seizure of huge counterfeit Liberian dollar banknotes. The seizure of the counterfeit banknotes recently generated huge public concerns over the status of the new currency being printed and infused…

Clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the Nigerian state of Benue left at least 23 people dead, a local official said on Thursday. Violence between farmers and pastoralists has become increasingly common in recent years as population growth leads to…

A poll by Global Info Analytics has indicated that 77 percent of Ghanaians believe the country is heading in the wrong direction as of October. The survey noted that only 16 percent of Ghanaians believed the country was heading in…

Montserrado County Senator Darius Dillon is calling for the arrest and prosecution of officials at the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services over reported acts of corruption. The statistics house has over the last few months been entangled with…

ActionAid Nigeria has called on the government to declare a state of emergency on the flood situation across Nigeria. Country Director, Ene Obi made the call while hosting a joint press conference to their assessment of the devastating flood and…

Members of the opposition Liberty Party in Liberia have threatened a massive protest against the Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission this Friday.   According to the Party’s embattled Vice Chair for Press and Public Affairs Daniel Sando,…

Mali has maintained its accusations against France, accusing Paris of destabilizing their country for a decade. Authorities in Bamako claim to have concrete evidence on “acts of duplicity, espionage and destabilization” by France. Usman Ummar reports

The interim Regional Representative for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCJR), West Africa Regional Office (WARO) Robert KOTCHANI hails efforts undertaken by stakeholders to promote human rights in the Gambia. Mr. KOTCHANI who assumed…