West Africa

There have been more arrests of persons flouting the mandatory wearing of facemasks in Ghana. This follows the continuous surge in active cases of COVID-19, as a result of non-compliance with preventive protocols.  On Monday, the greater Accra police command…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic at the State House, Abuja. The leaders reportedly discussed security and bilateral matters as well as other sub-regional issues.  

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has ordered the Inspector General of Police to enforce laws making the wearing of face masks mandatory.  This follows a steep surge in the country’s case count attributed to the non-compliance with COVID protocols. Addressing the…

Nigerian troops regained control of a military base in the northeast on Sunday, a day after it was seized by jihadists. Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State militant group captured the base in Borno state on Saturday, after launching raids…

The Institute for Education Studies (IFEST) is calling on Ghana’s Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to suspend the reopening of basic schools until all relevant Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are distributed to all schools in the country. …

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has sacked his Ministers of Lands and Country Planning, and Technical and Higher Education. The ministers were dismissed in a major cabinet reshuffle announced on Monday. Our Correspondent Patrick Sallia in Freetown tells us…

The Gambia has banned the importation of chicken from Senegal after a reported outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Bird Flu of the type H5N1. The authorities say the ban was imposed to prevent the spread of the flu…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Monday that the humanitarian situation has deteriorated sharply in south-western Niger. It says more than 10,000 people are currently displaced in the department of Ouallam, on the…

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union, in Ghana has called off its weeklong strike over the demand for better conditions of service. The union whose membership includes porters and drivers refused to work last week, leaving thousands of students unable…

Liberian radio host Henry Costa said Monday he was prevented by the government from participating in a radio show in his country. Mr. Costa has been hosting a popular programme in Liberia for years. Since the authorities shut down his…

Residents and officials say at least 26 people have been killed by gunmen in separate attacks in Nigeria’s Safana and Maradun local government areas of Katsina and Zamfara States.  The Katsina attack occurred on Thursday at Kabuke community, Rumka ward,…

Senegalese customs have announced that they have seized 634 kg of Indian hemp and fake medicines in the Koungheul and Mbour areas.  According to a statement sent to the APS on Monday, the Koungheul Mobile Customs Brigade seized on Sunday…