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Civil Society organizations have warned the government of any attempt to further shrink the civic space by shutting down the internet during elections. The group raised the alarm at a meeting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital as part of efforts to…
Migration experts, civil societies, rights defenders and youth activists on Thursday participated in a roundtable discussion in Banjul, the Gambian capital. The roundtable session, organized by The West Africa Democracy Radio with support from the German federal office, comes as…
Liberia has launched what many describe as the biggest program intended to rehabilitate and empower hundreds of disadvantaged youth, commonly referred to as "Zogoes" in Liberia. The program, valued at over 13.9 million United States dollars, was launched Thursday, by President…
The Renaissance Group, a civil society organization has held another press briefing on Thursday in Ouagadougou to push for an unconditional renewal of Burkina Faso. The group said in view of the socio-political situation in Burkina Faso, urgent steps must…
The person accused of killing the son of former Liberian President William V.S. Tubman has been found guilty of murder. Christian Anderson was convicted on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to murdering the victim whom he claimed sexually abused him.…
Farmers in Cote d’Ivore say above-average rains last week in most of the country’s cocoa regions were good for development of the next October-to-March main crop, but much more moisture could be damaging. The world’s top cocoa-producing country is in…
A judge in Liberia has sentenced President George Weah’s assistant protocol officer to five years imprisonment after she was found guilty of aggravated assault. Deputy Protocol Officer, Cleopatra Cummings, was unanimously found guilty by a 12-man panel of jury for…
Gabon and Togo have been admitted to The Commonwealth of Nations as the 55th and 56th members respectively. The Commonwealth was originally founded as a club of former British colonies but has been steadily diversifying its composition. Rwanda joined in…
The Lagos State Government in South West Nigeria has launched guidelines for the development of safe and lawful abortion services in the state. Dr Olusegun Ogboye, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, revealed this on Tuesday at a stakeholders…
Three former Gambian soldiers, who were acquitted and discharged by the Gambia Court of Appeal on treason charges, have filed a summon at the high court to order the Gambia Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense and the Attorney General,…
Amnesty International says repeated bans on demonstrations and the deaths of people during demonstrations are a real threat to the right to protest in Senegal. The rights group says with another march scheduled for tomorrow, it is calling on the…
Bernard Mornah, organizer of the Arise Ghana protest has accused officials of Ghana police of disguising as part of the protesters to throw stones at the police in uniforms. This he said was to justify police shooting at the protesters.…
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