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Togo Reviews 2025 Health Facility Performance

In Togo, health facilities in the Gulf district are reviewing their performance for the 2025 fiscal year as part of efforts to strengthen service delivery. Since Tuesday, managers and healthcare workers have been meeting to assess results recorded over the…

AU Executive Council Focuses on Water, Sanitation

In Addis Ababa, the 48th Session of the African Union Executive Council has entered its second day, with discussions centered on key continental priorities, particularly water and sanitation. The meeting brings together Foreign Ministers from across African Union member states…

Senegal Government Responds to UCAD Student Death

In Senegal, authorities are responding to mounting public concern over the death of a student at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar (UCAD). The incident has sparked widespread debate and calls for accountability. The deceased, Abdoulaye Ba, a second-year medical…

Guinea Lawyers Denounce Toumba’s Prison Transfer

In Guinea, authorities have shed light on the gunfire heard Tuesday morning at Conakry Central Prison, linking it to a cell search operation that reportedly escalated tensions inside the facility. According to the Public Prosecutor, the shots were fired during…

Mali Transport Firm Shuts After Deadly Highway Attack

In Mali, Synacor has suspended operations following a deadly attack on a fuel convoy along the Dakar-Bamako highway on January 29. The incident claimed the lives of approximately 12 transport workers, including drivers and their assistants, sparking widespread concern across…

Ghana Parliament Moves Forward With Anti-LGBTQ Bill

In Ghana, parliamentarians are set to resume debate on the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, widely referred to as the Anti-LGBTQ Bill. On Tuesday, Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin instructed the Business Committee to table the…

Ethiopia Champions Groundwater As Africa’s Water Solution

In Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, African leaders and development partners are gathering for the 39th African Union Summit of the African Union. At a pre-summit forum hosted Tuesday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), experts identified groundwater as one…

Nigeria Boosts Regional Peace Leadership With ECOWAS

ECOWAS and Nigeria’s National Defense College are strengthening leadership capacity for regional peace missions through specialized training for senior mission leaders. The collaboration is designed to enhance strategic leadership and operational effectiveness in peace support operations across West Africa. This…

Liberia’s Anti-Corruption Fight Stalls, 2025 CPI Shows

From Nigeria, we turn to Liberia, where the government’s efforts to combat corruption remain under scrutiny. Liberia scored 28 out of 100 on the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), according to Transparency International. The score reflects only a marginal improvement…

Gambia Trains Youth Leaders Ahead of December Polls

Youth leaders from across The Gambia are participating in a three-day civic engagement training programme ahead of the December 5, 2026 general elections. The initiative is led by ActionAid International in collaboration with the Gambian Government and Hakalang Senela Kafo,…

Côte d’Ivoire Frees Malian Ex-Council Member Gassama

The Government of Côte d’Ivoire has released Mamadou Hawa Gassama, a former member of Mali’s National Transitional Council, following months of detention in Abidjan. Gassama had been arrested in July 2025 and later sentenced in early January 2026 for making…

Conakry Prison Riot Sparks Panic Across Guinea

Tension gripped Guinea’s capital on Tuesday after unrest erupted at Conakry Central Prison. Inmates, protesting the reported transfer of Toumba Diakité, forced open cell doors and attempted to escape, triggering chaos within the facility. Gunfire was heard from inside the…