West Africa

Suspended public workers in the Gambia say they will respond to the government’s decision in the coming days. This comes after the government suspended over 300 public health workers for two months without salary following their refusal to report to…

Former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore is expected to return from exile this week, for the first time since being ousted in a 2014 uprising.  Speaking on Wednesday, Burkinabe authorities said the Statesman’s return comes despite his conviction earlier this…

Togo has adopted a ‘National Strategy for the Prevention and Countering of Violent Extremism’ The document which was validated after a meeting in Lomé is considered as the guide that will set and define the various guidelines for the actions…

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is disappointed with the intelligence system and utilization at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje in Abuja. He said this on Wednesday while speaking to journalists during his visit to the correctional facility which came…

The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje, Abuja. This was disclosed on Wednesday in a statement written in Arabic shared via A’maq Agency, a news…

Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, hosted a Panel Discussion on Security Sector Governance and Countering Radicalism in the Sahel, on Thursday organized by West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR), where solutions were proffered. Experts in Security and governance opined that in order to…

The Nigeria Government has resumed talks with the European Union on issues related to migration, mobility and other priority areas. Nigerian Ambassador to Belgium, Obinna Onowu at the Nigeria–EU Readmission Agreement Negotiation Session Thursday in Abuja, said both sides agreed…

President Adama Barrow presided over the inauguration of the Gambia’s first-ever clinical waste treatment plant on Tuesday. The waste plant will be used for all medical waste from private and public health facilities throughout the country. The project was supported…

Ghana's government has implored striking teacher unions to be considerate and call off their industrial action even as they prepare to meet the government tomorrow. The four teacher unions comprising the Ghana National Association of Teachers, National Association of Graduate…

The International Human Rights Commission has set out to help address housing deficit in Nigeria through partnerships and Housing finance reforms. Director, IHRC African Region, Tivlumun Ahure at a press briefing in the nation's capital Abuja says the move will…

Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terrorist group on Tuesday attacked the advanced military post of Blabrine, a locality located about forty kilometers east of N'Guigmi, in the Diffa region of Niger Republic were many soldiers and…

Gunmen on Tuesday opened fire on the convoy of President Muhammadu Buhari's convoy near Daura in Katsina State, North West Nigeria.  A statement by the presidency indicates that the attackers shot at the convoy of cars conveying an Advance Team…