West Africa

Senegal and Turkey on Wednesday signed a joint military agreement. Turkish defense Minister Hulusi Akar signed the document with his Senegalese counterpart Sidiki Kaba as part of President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an’s delegation visit to Senegal.  The agreement is expected to…

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres on Wednesday ordered for the immediate release of four soldiers of the Foreign Legion of the French army operating for the United Nations mission in Central Africa (MINUSCA). Recall that four…

French Prime Minister Jean Castex says France will not tolerate any ultimatum and will not be sensitive to any pressure in the management of the withdrawal of its troops from Mali.  This comes close to a week after Mali's army-led government…

The 15 public universities across Ghana have begun announcing dates for the resumption of teaching and learning after lecturers called off a 7-week-old strike.  Academic work in universities suffered a huge hit when the lecturers downed tools in demand of…

Nigeria lawmakers have begun probing companies alleged to be responsible for the importation of toxic petrol into the country. This is sequel to a request by the lawmakers, mandating the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to provide the names of the…

A federal high court in Nigeria has refused to nullify Regulation 127 of the Nigerian Police Force which forbids unmarried Police officers from getting pregnant. The Regulation provides that an unmarried pregnant female officer be discharged from the force and…

Residents of  Latrikunda Sabiji in The Gambia have called on the government to swiftly intervene and resolve the acute water problem they have been facing for many years now. Residents told local media that there has literally not been any…

The Gambia’s Minister for Environment and Climate Change says the government is aware that climate change is real adding that they are concerned. Minister Lamin Dibba however, has assured Gambians that the government has the right policy to protect the…

In Togo, new measures have been enforced as part of the fight against the coronavirus.  Faced with the drop in the positivity rate and new contaminations observed for several weeks, the Government has decided to relax most of the restrictive…

Niger's Ministry of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs has announced that the 5th vaccination campaign against COVID-19 will take place from Friday February 25 to Tuesday March 3, 2022 in all eight (08) regions of the country.  This is…

The National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS, has issued a one-week ultimatum to the Nigerian Government to resolve its disagreement with the country’s university lecturers’ union, ASUU or face a national mass action by all Nigerian students across the country.…

Students in The Gambia risk missing both the West Africa Senior Secondary Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Gambia Basic Education Certificate Examination (GABECE) this year due to arrears owed to the West African Examination Council (WAEC), the government…