West Africa

Supporters of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blè Gudé on Wednesday hit some principal streets of Abidjan to celebrate the International Criminal Court’s decision to uphold the acquittal of the former president and his youth minister on charges of crimes against…

Liberia’s President George Weah has declared a dawn to dusk curfew in Maryland County in the south of Liberia following violent protest by women and motorcyclists over the killing of a motorcyclist, allegedly by four unknown men. President Weah condemned…

Senior Lecturer of Migration Studies at the Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana Dr. Leander Kandilige has decried the lack of up to date data on migration. Currently, Ghana has no exact figure of the number of citizens outside…

At least eight people have been killed and four others injured by bandits in separate attacks in Chikun, Giwa and Kajuru local government areas of Kaduna State. Confirming the incident on Wednesday via a statement, the Kaduna State Commissioner for…

The International Criminal Court, ICC on Tuesday handed over a symbolic euro to the Government of Mali and UNESCO for damage inflicted on the people of the Sahel country and the international community by the destruction of cultural properties in…

Ghana’s Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Dame has tasked the Police administration to deal with all unresolved murders and domestic violence cases with a sense of urgency. This comes as members of the public continue to decry the slow…

In Sierra Leone, thousands of residents of Susan’s Bay in Freetown – The capital, are struggling to rebuild after last week’s fire ravaged their homes and businesses. Last Wednesday’s fire in one of the poorest slum communities – east of…

The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou has expressed optimism that the coordination of efforts among member states to ensure citizens get access to the COVID-19 Vaccine will inure to the benefit…

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Tuesday, ordered the service chiefs to identify the leaders of the bandits and kidnappers and take them out to restore confidence in the areas affected. The president gave the directive as a first assignment…

Officials and residents say the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has been thrown into darkness anew after jihadists blew up electricity towers just days after power was restored. Residents in the city of three million people reported a new power…

The northern Senegalese city of Saint Louis is increasingly becoming a people smuggling hub in the sub-region. Hundreds of desperate young men from neighboring Gambia, Guinea, Mali and Burkina reportedly visit this city each year in hopes of embarking on…