West Africa

Nigeria has been recognized as making progress towards tackling violence against women and girls which is commonplace in many parts of the country.  While efforts have been hindered by the non-passage of the Child’s Right Act into law by most…

Ghana Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin, has threatened to fully utilize the services of the Marshal Department to restore order in the chamber.  Addressing the House on Wednesday, the Speaker noted that he would no longer bear the breaches being committed…

In Nigeria, two suspects, have been arrested by the Federal capital territory police command for engaging in interstate child trafficking. Spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, while parading the suspects revealed that they were arrested following credible intelligence. According to her, one of…

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…