West Africa

Police investigators have charged seven members of the group calling itself Coalition for Democratic Change Council of Patriots with Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder in connection to the violent protest that ensued on July 26. According to the police charge…

Ghana’s largest opposition political party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken a swipe at the government for its consistent attribution of the country’s current economic challenges to the Russia/Ukraine war and the Covid-19 pandemic. Addressing the press on Wednesday,…

A stalwart of Liberia’s ruling Coalition for Democratic Change, CDC Dr. Toga McIntosh, says President George Weah is not capable of leading Liberia in 2023. At a news conference Wednesday when the CDC official endorsed opposition leader Alexander Cummings of…

The Ivorian Minister of Defense Téné Birahima Ouattara on Wednesday met the families of the 49 soldiers detained in Mali since July 10, 2022 at the headquarters of the Ivorian army. According to reports, the meeting, was to brief the…

Nigeria's Government has approved approximately 5 million US Dollars for the procurement of utility vehicles and gadgets for security agencies operating in the nation's capital, Abuja. The approval which was ratified at the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting also includes…

In Ghana, there has been public outrage over a directive by the General legal counsel to prospective students sitting for this year’s Ghana School of Law entrance exam.  Students writing this year’s entrance exam have been asked to sign an…

Liberian President George Weah has condemned the violent protest that occurred on July 26 between a group calling itself Coalition for Democratic Change—Council of Patriots and the campus-based vanguard Student Unification Party. The protest led to the injuries of several…

Gambian President Adama Barrow has disclosed plans to start a project of $116 million to address flooding in the capital Banjul and its environs. President Barrow disclosed the plans on Monday after personally visiting communities affected by the latest flood…

In Senegal, the Women’s Watch Platform for Peaceful Election, ETU JAMM, has expressed concerns over the tense political atmosphere in the country following a parliamentary election held on Sunday. ETU JAMM which deployed over 60 election monitors across the country,…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU on Monday announced a four-week extension of the ongoing strike in public universities. President of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke said the decision was taken during an emergency meeting of the union’s National…

Mali’s former Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has declared his innocence after an international warrant for "forgery, use of forgery and attack on public property" was issued for his arrest. On Monday, the politician broke the silence through a press release…

As the 9th Edition of The Guinea Film Creation Festival that was launched on Monday enters day three, organizers say they hope to use the platform to draw attention to the plague of violence against women and girls in the…