West Africa

Ghana’s government is optimistic that the 2021 budget statement and economic policy will steer the country towards recovery from the impact of COVID-19.  According to the latest Bank of Ghana Summary of Economic and Financial Data, Ghana’s public debt stock…

Experts have in recent weeks expressed concern over the unfolding developments in the fight against the covid19 pandemic particularly in the roll out of vaccines. While many are caught in the dilemma of whether or not, countries should suspend the…

Mauritanian teachers began a three-day general strike on Monday to demand pay raises and better living conditions. Secretary-general of the Mauritanian Independent Syndicate of Secondary Education Teachers Ahmed Mahmoud Beidah told journalists that the strike was staged in response to…

In the Thies region, several extractive companies have been operating for years. Among them is Industrie Chimiques du Sénégal. The company is increasingly criticized by the inhabitants of the villages surrounding it, including Mboro, Khondio and Gad. They accuse it…

A Chinese fishmeal factory named Golden Lead based in Gunjur, The Gambia, has recently expanded their factory by grabbing land from women growing vegetables. Activists in the region confirm that the community living nearby the fishmeal and fish oil factories…

The Teaching Service Commission in Nigeria’s Kwara State has directed the principals, teachers and staff of the 10 schools shut down over the hijab controversy to report at the schools on Friday or face disciplinary actions. The Executive Chairperson of…

The World health organization has warned countries to strengthen existing health measures against a third wave of the covid19 pandemic. The health agency on Thursday said Africa has crossed the 4million covid19 infection mark – recording over one hundred and…

Let’s begin by asking, should we continue to be wary of the AstraZeneca vaccine?  The question is still being asked despite the green light from the European Medicines Agency.  Like several western countries, Mali and Chad have announced the suspension…

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed his Minister of Health to ensure effective utilization of Global Fund’s provision of 890 million dollars, over the next three years. The fund, donated by The Global Fund, an international donor agency, is meant to…

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is providing take-home rations to 5,000 pre-primary and primary school children and their household members.  The rations comprising of rice, fortified vegetable oil, and pulses are intended to mitigate the impact of the…

Nigeria's House of Representatives has asked the office of the National Security Adviser and the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development to immediately stop issuing licenses to oil servicing companies for the importation of explosives. This followed concerns that licensed…

Lawyers representing victims of one of the deadliest massacres in Liberia, have presented evidence to a judge in the United States, calling for the prosecution of Colonel Moses Thomas, the former head of an elite unit within the Armed Forces…