West Africa

Liberia’s President assistant protocol officer, has been found guilty of attempted murder and aggravated assault. Cleopatra Cummings was indicted following complaints from a classroom teacher, Madam Grace Wah that the protocol officer attempted to kill her with a razor blade.…

The Nigerian Army is fortifying its approach to tackling insecurity in the country with an upgrade of its technical capabilities for monitoring, tracking, and apprehension of criminals. Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, revealed this on Monday at…

In Senegal, the Opposition coalition, Yewwi askan wi has set June 29 for a fresh demonstration, despite the previous one being banned and the ensuing clashes leaving three dead. Tensions have been growing since Senegal's highest court on June 3…

The Nigerian Armed Forces have declared war against political thugs and politicians who intend to instigate any form of violence before, during and after the 2023 general elections. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, issued this warning on…

Health workers in Southeastern Liberia have finally reached an agreement with the government of Liberia to cut off their go-slow action. Recently, healthcare workers in the region embarked on a go-slow over what they described as the government's refusal to…

The President of the Transition says he is committed to strengthening independence of the judiciary.  Paul Henry Damiba chaired yesterday Thursday, an extraordinary session of the Superior Council of the Judiciary.  He says he has a particular interest in a…

The Nigeria Government and Professionals across the business sectors have been tasked to close the gap of unemployment in Nigeria as figures published by the National Bureau of Statistics shows an increase in unemployment rate in the country. Stakeholders made…

Liberian government, through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority has signed a partnership agreement with the government of Senegal through its Research Institute, "Senegalese Institute of Agriculture Research and the Oceanographic Research Center.  The partnership is geared towards conducting a…

In Ghana, pressure group Arise Ghana say they will not be stopped in their attempts to picket in front of the seat of government.  The group which has been vocal about the rising cost of living says on June 28…

The speaker of Ghana's parliament, Alban Bagbin  has ordered a freeze on all business in the legislature related to the Finance ministry after the minister failed to turn up in the house today to answer questions.

In the last week of March 2021, an inferno completely swept dozens of houses in a community in Freetown called Susan’s Bay with mainly corrugated sheets structures known by Sierra Leoneans as "pan body houses" in the east of the…

Niger has launched the National Day of NGOs and Development Associations.  This very first edition was celebrated around the theme, "Improving the performance of NGOs and Development Associations".  According to the organizers, this day will allow to deepen the dialogue…