West Africa

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has begun a probe into reports of vaccine sales by some health officials. Over the weekend, reports indicated that some vaccines had been stolen by three staff of the service, who had intended to sell…

Experts say Nigeria's rising inflation rate will further compound the challenges faced by citizens if urgent steps to reverse the trend are not taken.  They say the development has the potential to increase the worsening poverty rate in the country. …

The governments of Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso are taking steps to popularize a cross-border framework agreement that exists between their countries. The Secretariats in charge of the national border commissions of both countries are leading this effort through workshops…

The Nigerien government on Monday announced a new figure of the number of people killed in Sunday’s attack by suspected jihadists in the country’s west Tahoua region. The government spokesperson Zakaria Abdourahamane in a statement via state broadcaster said 137…

The World health organization has warned countries to strengthen existing health measures against a third wave of the covid19 pandemic. The health agency on Thursday said Africa has crossed the 4million covid19 infection mark – recording over one hundred and…

Let’s begin by asking, should we continue to be wary of the AstraZeneca vaccine?  The question is still being asked despite the green light from the European Medicines Agency.  Like several western countries, Mali and Chad have announced the suspension…

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed his Minister of Health to ensure effective utilization of Global Fund’s provision of 890 million dollars, over the next three years. The fund, donated by The Global Fund, an international donor agency, is meant to…

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is providing take-home rations to 5,000 pre-primary and primary school children and their household members.  The rations comprising of rice, fortified vegetable oil, and pulses are intended to mitigate the impact of the…

Nigeria's House of Representatives has asked the office of the National Security Adviser and the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development to immediately stop issuing licenses to oil servicing companies for the importation of explosives. This followed concerns that licensed…

Lawyers representing victims of one of the deadliest massacres in Liberia, have presented evidence to a judge in the United States, calling for the prosecution of Colonel Moses Thomas, the former head of an elite unit within the Armed Forces…

The government of Senegal has lifted nighttime curfew on the capital city of Dakar and a nearby region of Thies. The curfew was lifted on Friday. The government imposed the restriction on the regions in January amid the increase in…

deadly clashes reportedly took place on Saturday between unidentified armed individuals and volunteers for the defense of the country. According to a police source, two volunteers were killed in the double attack, and a dozen people were killed in the…