West Africa

At least 31 refugees and migrants lost their lives while seeking to cross the English Channel from France to England. The victims died when their dinghy sank off the northern coast of Calais. The United Nations migration agency, the International…

A two-day Mano River Union (MRU) Diplomatic, Peace, Security & Democracy Conference has commenced in Liberia with calls for concerted efforts to restore peace in the region. The Mano River Union is an Intergovernmental Institution comprising Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea…

Gambians are calling for price control amid recent price hikes of basic food commodities and want the next president to tackle the problem. As Sankulleh Janko reports from Banjul, a bag of rice, which was sold for 17 dollars before…

A consortium of organizations and survivors Monday filed a Communication to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on crimes committed against migrants and refugees in Libya that may constitute crimes against humanity.  The organizations include the European Centre for Constitutional and…

Mali's transitional Prime Minister Choguel Maiga, has reacted to the recent sanctions imposed on him and 148 other officials of his government by the regional body, ECOWAS. Addressing a cabinet meeting Monday, the PM said his country counts on the…

The 2021 edition of the International Conference of Geospatial Sciences "AfricaGIS", opened Tuesday in Abidjan. This year’s conference is themed "Innovation and geospatial sciences for the growth and sustainable development of Africa". Veronica Njie reports.

Chairman of Finance Committee in Parliament, Kwaku Kwarteng has charged Members of Parliament (MPs) to cut expenditure and procurement of calendars and cars which do not contribute to the growth of the economy. He called on the MPs to lead…

The UN’s children’s agency, UNICEF, has welcomed the signing into law of the Sokoto State Child Protection Bill, saying it was a “major step forward for children’s rights in Nigeria.” Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal signed the bill into law…

State and Traditional leaders in Niger are meeting in Niamey to discuss child marriage and other related issues. According to reports, nearly eight out of ten girls are married off before the age of 18, a situation the country's Presdient…

In Ghana, a private citizen has sued the National Communications Authority (NCA) and the telecommunications companies over the SIM card re-registration exercise. Francis Kwarteng Arthur, a private lawyer, is praying the High Court to stop the collection of subscribers’ personal…

Operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service on Tuesday intercepted about 1.5m tablets of Tramadol at the Lagos State cargo airport. The items were seized by officers of the Murtala Mohammed Area Command of Customs at the SAHCO Import shed in…