West Africa

Lawmakers in Sierra Leone have urged authorities concerned to prioritize students from poor families when the government’s loan scheme starts to fully operate. Such concerns among others, came up during the approval of a Presidential nominee, Joseph Amara as Chief…

In Liberia, several public sector workers are criticizing the government for failing to increase their take home pay despite the passage of the country’s biggest budget. The budget was recently passed into law by the Legislature and approved by President…

In Nigeria, gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have launched an attack in the South-South region of Delta State, killing one and razing several trucks. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr.…

The Togolese government says around 15 assailants were killed during a "terrorist" attack last week in the north of the country, leaving eight soldiers dead. Togo's troops are deployed in the north of the country to try and contain a…

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum has said Mali's withdrawal from the G5 Sahel, a multinational force created to fight Islamist militants, will mark the end of the alliance. President Bazoum who made the remarks in an interview with French daily La…

Ghana’s foreign affairs minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has called for urgent international action in response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in parts of Africa due to food insecurity.  The disaster, which has been brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, has…

In Liberia, residents have decried the shortage of smaller Liberian dollar banknotes in circulation. While the Liberian currency is in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 dollars, the smaller currency notes have been scarce since the George…

Authorities in the United States have jailed a top money launderer for a Ghana-based criminal enterprise. United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, announced that Fred Asante was sentenced to 108 months for his engagement…

Police in Senegal are investigating a video circulating since Tuesday on social media networks showing a man being manhandled by a crowd that hurls homophobic insults at him. The case comes amid controversy over Paris Saint-Germain soccer player and Senegalese…

For the second time in under one week, Ghana’s Ministry of National Security has urged Ghanaians to be more vigilant, warning that Ghana is a target for terrorists in the sub-region. In a statement on Tuesday, the minister Albert Kan…

Five opposition leaders were charged and jailed in Chad for disturbing public order during a Saturday demonstration. The demonstration was against France, accused of supporting the military junta. Veronic Njie reports

 There have been new arrest in Mali for financial embezzlement surrounding the purchase of some military equipment. While the case dates back to 2014 under the presidency of the late Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the former Chief of the General Staff…