West Africa

The Malian army and local authorities say suspected Islamist militants killed 25 people including 13 soldiers in multiple attacks in central Mali, burning down an army base and ambushing troops sent as reinforcements. The attacks were the deadliest since the…

Amnesty International says the Nigerian Police Force has killed 10 persons since the anti-police brutality protests started last week against the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS). Amnesty International while disclosing this in a social media statement, condemned the continued use…

The Ghana Water Company Limited has begun spilling excess water from the Weija dam. This follows heavy rains over the weekend which caused the dam to exceed its storage limit. Residents around the Gbawe enclave have been asked to relocate…

A 1 year pilot project by Save the Children International in partnership with the Child Protection Alliance (CPA) to protect children’s rights in business principles was launched in The Gambia on Monday.  The project is the first of its kind…

We cross over to Sierra Leone where Last Thursday, the town of  Makeni was on the news for the wrong reasons as irate youths in that northern capital of Sierra Leone blocked the road leading to the residence of the…

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged the Inspector General of Police to ensure that the killers of late Mfantseman Member of Parliament are apprehended. EkowQuansahHayford was shot dead on October 9 during an armed robbery attack while on his way…

The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in The Gambia has announced a two percent surge of passes in the overall 2020 GABECE (what is GABECE) results for 9th graders in the country.  While overall passes rose, a systematic drop…

Ghana’s Ministry of Interior has with immediate effect, deployed 200 police officers to serve as guards to Members of Parliament (MPs) till the end of the year. This comes under a week after a sitting legislator was shot dead in…

Parts of the Greater Accra and Central Regions were left inundated in water over the weekend, following hours of heavy rains. The rains affected areas such as Accra and Kasoa. Some commuters had to abandon their vehicles in the moving…

The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission of the Gambia is set to resume public hearings today Monday. The Commission is also expected to hear the circumstances leading to the murder of 56 West African citizens by Gambian security forces in…