West Africa

tension are on the rise among Church leaders in Liberia following the election of Rev. Dr. Samuel Reeves as President of the Council of Churches. Reeves who happens to be a critic of the ruling establishment was equally active in…

Human rights groups are demanding justice for two teenagers who were publicly whipped for engaging in sexual acts and posting them online.  The incident took place at the Palace of the Chief of Wa, in Ghana’s Upper West region.  Correspondent…

In Mauritania, a court has decided that the former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will tried. Former President Abdel Aziz and eleven former dignitaries of his regime are accused of corruption.  Usman Ummar has the rest of the story.

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel says terrorists sell gold mined in the Sahel to finance their operations. Despite this, the UN rep says the Sahel region must be considered as a…

In Ghana, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has begun diplomatic talks between the Inspector General of Police (IGP), and the British High Commissioner to Ghana. The British diplomat had incurred the wrath of IGP Dr. Akuffo-Dampare, over…

In Liberia, Victims of sea erosion and flood in the Borough of New Kru Town on the Bushrod Island, are threatening to besiege the homes of government officials.  According to the residents, they will perpetually occupy public facilities if concrete…

12 Gambians have been released from a Libya jail. According to the country’s ministry of foreign affairs, the inmates were released on 28 May 2022 without charge or condition. Sankulleh Janko reports

The United Nations Global Compact Leaders’ Summit opened this week bringing together thousands of business leaders, stakeholders, activists, and policymakers, to take action on the SDGs and shape the future. Under the theme the world we want, the 2022 #LeadersSummit…

The World Health Organization (WHO), says the death toll from the covid19 pandemic in Africa is expected to fall by nearly 94 percent by end of the year. The WHO Africa regional office citing the analysis, published this week in…

The Gambia government says part of the former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s local high court breed trial could take place in Equatorial Guinea, Ghana and other West African countries. This comes after reports claimed the ex-president Jammeh would be tried…

The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has expressed fears over the upsurge in armed robbery and other violent crimes being recorded in parts of the country.  This follows the killing of one of its members, Richard Badombie, by armed men in…

The head of the Methodist Church in Nigeria, Samuel Kanu, has been freed after being abducted on Sunday, a church official confirmed. He was traveling with two other priests on a highway in the south-eastern state of Abia when they…