West Africa

Niger Republic’s Minister of National Defense, Alkassoum Indatou, said around seven hundred (700) civilians and five hundred (500) soldiers have been killed in "terrorist attacks" in Niger since 2013.  The minister disclosed this during an interaction with members of National…

Lawmakers in Sierra Leone have continue to debate the address  by President Julius Maada Bio at the state opening of parliament on 10th May, 2022.  However as Patrick Sallia reports, all leaders of various political parties are expected round off…

President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, has pledged $100,000 on behalf of the Gambia for the African Union Humanitarian Agency. The Gambian leader says Africa’s “collective drive to improve the urgent humanitarian situation should optimize the democratic dividend of the…

The minority in Ghana's parliament has accused the government of deliberately withholding funds from the legislature to stop the house from exercising its oversight responsibilities.  It follows revelations by the speaker Alban Bagbin that the work of most committees are…

More than 100 kilograms of cocaine was discovered in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso's second-largest city. The prohibited proceeds are valued at $11 million.  The seizure was made last week but it was only yesterday Wednesday that the information was revealed. …

Cameroon's Prime Minister says 140 people in the country have died of cholera since October 2021. The premier added that more than 7,000 cases have been reported since the resurgence of the disease. Patrick Salia reports

The Nigeria Government says it will review and update the national guidelines concerning sickle cell disease, as part of efforts to reduce the burden of sickle cell anemia in the country.  Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, revealed this at…

In Ghana, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has lamented the dire financial constraints the house of legislature is currently facing. According to the Speaker, he has stopped approving financial commitments of the house due to the constraints. Speaking in…

Bakers in Burkina Faso embarked on a nationwide strike on Thursday in protest over the government’s refusal to let them increase the price of bread to match the rising wheat prices. The strike came after weeks of discussions between the…

A new Amnesty International report has revealed that more than half of the almost 6,000 death-row inmates in sub-Saharan Africa are in Nigeria Usman Umar has the rest of the report

72 hours after Ghana’s government launched an anti-terrorism campaign, many are unaware of the help lines to call in case of any suspicious activities. On Tuesday, the government launched the “See Something, Say Something” campaign to help raise citizen awareness…

Armed assailants have killed about 50 people in a part of eastern Burkina Faso ravaged by Islamist violence, the region's governor said on Thursday. The statement added that the victims were traveling to a town in the nearby commune of…