West Africa

Liberia's Ministry of Education has with immediate effect banned Haywood Mission School and Ricks Institute for gross disrespect to the Ministry over the years. Liberian Education Minister Ansu Sonii indicated that the two schools have been allowing their students to…

Enumerators in the ongoing midterm population and housing census in Sierra Leone have expressed concerns over delay of their training allowances and the failure to pay the 30% advance, prior to the commencement of work.  Patrick Sallia has more.

Cocoa carriers from the various warehouses of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) on Monday, continued their strike to demand better service conditions and increment in salary. The nationwide strike started on Wednesday 5th January 2022 has had a significant impact…

In Guinea, drivers in the city of Faranah hit the streets on Monday to express their displeasure with what they call abuses by the Faranah Transport Union office. The workers, therefore, demand that the removal of current management who they…

Cote d’Ivoire has officially become an automobile manufacturer. On Monday, Ivorian Prime Minister, Patrick Achi, launched the first minibuses of the Iveco Daily Ivoire Vehicle Assembly Unit at Sotra Industries, in Abidjan.  The Minister of Trade and Industry, Souleymane Diarrassouba,…

The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission has placed the entire leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture under full scale corruption investigation. In a statement issued late last night, the commission said the Ministry of Agriculture officials have been accused of gross of…

According to the ministry, the bail decision was based on a doctor's report that Abdel Aziz needed a stress-free environment and a special diet. Now 65, Abdel Aziz was moved from house arrest to state custody in June last year…

The Government of Liberia through the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, (NaFAA)has made a donation of several outboard Yamaha Engines to fishing communities in the country. The Yamaha outboard motors were donated to Liberia by the Government and people of…

The Chairperson of the African Union Moussa Faki Mahamat praised the release of high-profile Ethiopian opposition leaders on Saturday who were detained after being accused of forceful change of political power, treason and incitement of unrest. “I welcome the release…

In Liberia, the United Methodist Human Rights Monitor has released their 2021 human rights report, alarming over the rise in rape and other sexual related offences. According to the Monitor’s Program Manager, Jefferson Knight, the government failed miserably scoring 40%…

Reactions have continued to trail President Muhammadu Buhari’s response and outward rejection of the request for state police as a means of ending insecurity in Nigeria. According to Buhari, state police is not an option for the nation. He made…

New research published Thursday in the journal Communications Earth and Environment, suggests that the world could experience extremely hot weather beginning in 2023. The research by some major global climate analysts highlights the outsized contribution of emissions from the world’s…