West Africa

An expert, Paul Nwanko who's a Chief Medical Lab Scientist and Project Coordinator, Humanity Foundation, has called for a review of cost of Covid-19 Test by governments around the world. He said high cost of the test and other strict…

In Nigeria, the Police in Zamfara State North West of the country, have rescued 187 people abducted and held captive by bandits in Tsibiri Forest in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. Some of those rescued are natives of…

The challenge has been thrown at Burkina Faso’s new military chief and his deputies to tackle expansion of terrorism in his country. The appointment of Gilbert Ouedraogo on Wednesday came a day after armed jihadists in the country killed at…

Disparities in multidimensional poverty among ethnic groups are consistently high across many countries, according to new analysis on global multidimensional poverty released on Thursday. The global poverty index is produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty…

The ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (ECGD) will convene a three-Day experts’ meeting today (Monday) in Dakar, followed by a meeting of ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Gender and Women's Affairs on 15 October 2021. The meeting will focus on…

Police in Nigeria say they have arrested 20 suspected armed kidnappers in the country's northwest, where kidnappings for ransom are common. Authorities said the kidnappers belonged to two separate gangs that mainly operated on the region's main highways. In a…

Liberian warlord, Joshua Milton Blahyi, commonly known as "General Butt Naked" testified in court on Wednesday, in the ongoing war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi.  51-year-old Sierra Leonean Massaquoi is standing trial for war crimes committed in Liberia including a…

President Roch March Christian Kabore of Burkina Faso's has reshuffled the country's military leadership amid rising terrorist attacks. In a statement read on state TV on Wednesday, the president named Col-Maj Ouédraogo Gilbert as the new head of army. Col-Maj…

Security and health officials say sixteen soldiers have been killed and 10 wounded in an attack in central Mali on Wednesday.  Mali’s army had earlier said five soldiers had been killed and eight wounded. However, a health official working in…

Guinea's transition president Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, has appointed Mohamed Béavogui as Prime Minister.  The former civil servant and expert in agricultural finance will preside over the transition back to democratic rule following a coup in September. The 68-year-old is also the…

Nigeria's Justice Minister and Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, has said the federal government is ready to take all necessary actions including a declaration of State of Emergency in the South Eastern State of Anambra.  This, he said is to ensure…

Former Malian Prime Minister, currently in prison, will stand trial in late December. Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga is accused of economic crimes and financial delinquency in connection with the purchase of a presidential plane for 20 billion CFA francs (about 30.5…