West Africa

Liberia's Commercial court has found Guarantee Trust Bank-Liberia Limited guilty of stealing from Ex-Central Bank Deputy Governor Charles Sirleaf, the son of former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s account. Sirleaf dragged GT Bank to court for allegedly tampering with his…

In Togo, some ten months since launching the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, the National Coordination for the Management of the Response to COVID-19 says over 2.2 million vaccines have been administered to the Togolese population. The country which according to its…

In Liberia, several civil society organizations have petitioned the Ministry of Health, calling for the allocation of at least 15% of the National budget toward the health sector in line with the Abuja declaration. The organizations also called for a…

Organised Labour in Nigeria under the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has condemned and rejected government's proposal to increase pump price of petroleum from February next year.  This comes as the group announces that it is mobilizing members for what it…

Ghana's roads and highways minister, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has announced government’s plans to embark on road construction projects and eliminate shoddy road contractors from the industry.  He said this while speaking to journalists on the state of roads, which have been…

At least 38 people have been killed in three separate attacks in Giwa Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this on Sunday evening. The three villages involved in…

Mali’s foreign affairs ministry has said that Chad planned to deploy 1,000 additional UN peacekeepers to Mali to reinforce its troops battling armed groups in the former French colony. Chad government spokesperson Azem Bermendoa told the Reuters news agency on…

Ghana's President Akufo-Addo says that although Ghanaians are going through difficult times, he is not to blame. Over the past few months, a section of the populace has complained about hikes in prices of some essential commodities, inadequate access to…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team, working with the Taraba State Police Command, have arrested a total of 11 notorious kidnapping suspects in Taraba State. According to the police spokesman, Frank Mba, the suspects were apprehended for their…

Mobile network operators have agreed to a 25% cut in mobile money transaction charges to accommodate the controversial E-Levy proposed by the government in the 2022 budget. In a statement, the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GTC) said to reduce the…

Head of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the commission will require N305 billion ($750million) to conduct the 2023 general elections. Professor Mahmud Yakubu, disclosed this during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Appropriation at the National Assembly…