West Africa

Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has attributed recent floods in the country to effects of climate change The smallest country in mainland Africa Gambia experienced the biggest rainfall in 20 years last week causing severe floods in the capital Banjul and…

Tension is said to be boiling over in Liberia as a major opposition lawmaker has announced the formation of a militia group to protect opposition leaders and their supporters. The pronouncement was made by Montserrado County District Ten lawmaker Yekeh…

Senegal’s National Autonomous Electoral Commission, CENA, has announced the provisional results of Sunday's legislative elections. In the results published by CENA Thursday, the presidential coalition Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) obtained 82 seats in the parliament, while the opposition coalitions Yewwi…

At least 24 persons died, while others were 36 injured following heavy flooding across Niger on Thursday. According to a press release from the General Directorate of Civil Protection. (DGPC), a total 54,655 persons were affected by the flooding in…

Senegal signed an agreement on Thursday with rebels from the country’s south who pledged to lay down their arms and work toward a permanent peace in the home of one of Africa’s oldest active rebellions. Rebel leader Cesar Atoute Badiate,…

Ghana’s economy has been downgraded by ratings agency, Standards and Poors, S&P Global ratings signaling more gloom for the West African Nation. S&P rated the country C from an earlier B status putting the country’s creditworthiness in jeopardy. Correspondent, Eric…

Some streets in the Senegalese capital city Dakar are inundated following a downpour last Friday. Videos filmed by affected persons and shared via social media platforms suggest huge material damage and flooding of homes, shops and office accommodations. As Abdullahi…

Police operatives in Katsina State, Northern Nigeria have rescued six kidnapped victims from after raiding terrorists’ hideouts at Tandama village in Danja Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer, Gambo Isah who disclosed this in a statement…

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has made some changes in the National Security apparatus. Effective today, Monday, Deputy National Security Coordinator Mr. Edward Asomani will act as National Security Coordinator. His previous boss, Ambassor Major General (Rtd) Francis Adu-Amanfoh, who was…

Troops of the Air Task Force (ATF) Operation Hadin Kai have killed another notorious commander of Boko Haram Alhaji Modu and 27 other fighters in Borno State, North East Nigeria. This development comes as the Chief of the Air Staff…

In Nigeria, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called on the federal government to adopt measures to increase the country’s revenue and borrow from cheaper sources to cushion Nigeria’s debt portfolio. The President, LCCI, Michael Olawale-Cole, gave…

In Ghana, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has blamed the high cost of some food items, especially in the country’s major cities on profiteering.  According to him, people go to the producing areas to purchase,…