West Africa

The government of The Gambia has described claims by opposition leader and former Vice President of the country Ousainou Darboe that, the government secretly received crude oil from Nigeria. Party leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) while on his…

Former Liberian warlord-turned-president Charles Taylor has filed a lawsuit against his country's government over its "refusal" to pay his pension and retirement benefits. Mr. Taylor was jailed for 50-years for war crimes he committed in neighboring Sierra Leone. More details…

Guinea's military leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has appointed a prominent campaigner against female genital mutilation (FGM) as foreign minister, in his latest change since taking power last month. The West African state's new diplomatic chief is Morissanda Kouyate, who last…

The Gambia’s United Democratic Party has condemned Monday’s arrest of a leader of the former ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction Party. The party described as illegal the deployment of personnel of the Gambia Police Force to forcefully enter…

G20 countries have received 15 times more COVID-19 vaccine doses per capita than countries in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new analysis. The analysis, conducted by science analytics company Airfinity, exposes the severity of vaccine inequity between high-income and low-income…

Liberia has committed toward fighting against breast cancer and other diseases that affect women largely.  This commitment was made by President George Weah, during a program marking the breast cancer awareness campaign organized by his wife, first lady in collaboration…

At least 17 people have been killed after a group of armed men attacked two villages in Niger State, North Central Nigeria. The Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Matane, confirmed the incident on Monday. Usman Umar reports:

The Speaker of Parliament has announced that the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs’ debate on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, popularly known as the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill, will be made public. Alban…

Sierra Leone’s Human Rights Commission has urged government to scrutinize the recommendations of the Universal Periodic Review provided by the UN at the assembly held in Geneva before its adoption into the country’s laws. According to the Vice Chairperson of…

The Intersex community in Ghana has petitioned Parliament against the anti-LGBTQI bill which they say will strip away the rights and dignity of their members in Ghana. According to Intersex Ghana and Key Watch Ghana, groups advancing the rights of…

A former army private admitted at a trial on Tuesday that he had helped transport a hit squad to assassinate Burkina Faso's revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, 34 years ago. The trial unfolding at a military court in Ouagadougou is being…