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At least 60 prisoners escape in Burkina Faso jailbreak

At least 60 prison inmates are on the run after a jailbreak. Security sources on Sunday said gunmen attacked a correctional facility in the northwest region. As Abdullahi Hassan reports, the militants raided offices and burnt operational vehicles on the…

Liberia ant-corruption boss wants special corruption court

The head of Liberia’s Anti-Corruption Commission— Edwin Kla Martin says fighting Corruption in Liberia will continue to remain elusive unless a specialized court is set aside to prosecute corrupt officials. He also said his institution has recovered over 33 million…

Gambian President announces new cabinet

President Adama Barrow, late Wednesday announced a new cabinet after his re-election in December 2021. Key among the changes includes the Vice President and the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and Defense. Sankulleh Janko in this report says the…

Ghana government defends press freedom despite decline

Ghana’s government has blamed the country’s poor performance in the latest Press Freedom Index Report on a change in the methodology adopted by reporters without borders.  The Deputy Minister of Information Fatimatu Abubakar made this point at the 2022 UNESCO/GJA…

IDPs face severe food insecurity, The Gambia reveals

The Gambia's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) says internally displaced persons in Foni after the Cassamance skirmish, are battling severe food insecurity. The report also revealed that over 67% of all those internally displaced households are headed by females. Sankulleh Janko…