West Africa

The Gambia’s Ministry of Health has announced a surge in Covid19 cases in the country as it called on people to respect preventive measures. My colleague Veronic Njie has been speaking to Prince Babacarr Sankanu, Focal person for strategic communications…

At least one more person was rescued Monday by the Coast Guard of the Armed Forces of Liberia, bring to 12, the number of passengers rescued from a vessel, which sank off the coast of Liberia over the weekend.  Search…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said the vision of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of the poverty cycle within 10 years can be done.  President Buhari said this Monday after commissioning the first National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) Integrated…

The President of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA), Councillor Tiawan Gongloe has called on the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution establishing a war and economic crimes court for Liberia. Councillor Gongloe, one of the leading advocates for…

In Northern Mali, three Chinese nationals and two Mauritanians were abducted from a construction site on Saturday.  Gunmen are said to have raided the site in hopes of stealing equipment, and took hostages in the process. In a statement issued…

Ghana’s Food and Agriculture Ministry through its Veterinary Services Directorate has confirmed the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza disease, otherwise known as Bird flu in some parts of the country. These are the Greater Accra, Central and Volta…

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has requested the Security Council to authorise additional troops for the peacekeeping mission in Mali.  This comes after the rising number of attacks by Islamic Militants in the country Sankulleh Janko has more details

Emerging reports from Nigeria say leader of the Yoruba separatist group Sunday Adeyemo, has been arrested in neighboring Benin. Adeyemo was arrested by security forces at an airport in Cotonou – the Beninese capital late Monday. According to sources, the…

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is warning that Intensive Care Units in Accra’s major hospitals are being overstretched as the country deals with a surge in Covid-19 cases. The General Secretary of GMA, Dr Justice Yankson, stated that hospitals in…

Nigeria has confirmed 154 More COVID-19 Cases as Third Wave Fears Rise. Lagos State which was the epicentre of infections during the first and second waves of the disease continues to record a higher number of cases amid concerns by…

There have been mixed reactions to the sentencing of an ally of former President Yahya Jammeh to death by hanging. Yankuba Touray was sentenced on Wednesday, for the murder of former Finance Minister Ousman Koro Ceesay. Yankuba was charged for…

Amnesty International is demanding that Malian authorities end the illegal administrative detention of the Former transitional President Bah N'Daw and former Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. The human rights group also insists on the immediate release of Generals Mohamed Lamine Ballo…