West Africa

In Mali, the activist Ras Bath is once again behind bars. He spent only two weeks in freedom before being caught up in another case. Mouhamed Youssouf Batilly returned to his cell in Bamako prison on Friday facing accusation of…

Gunmen killed 12 police officers in weekend attacks targeting security agents in two of Nigeria’s oil-producing states in the Niger River Delta in an escalating conflict fueled by secessionist tensions. Seven of the officers were killed in Rivers State in…

The Ivorian Minister of Defense, Téné Birahima Ouattara, made a working visit to Ouagadougou on Monday. On the agenda of the exchanges with President Roch Kaboré and his counterpart, Cherif Sy, is the strengthening of military cooperation between the two…

The president of the Cocoa Association of Nigeria says mid-crop cocoa says output is expected to rise following higher than expected rainfall which has helped boost output for the 2020/21 season to an estimated 320,000 tons. Nigeria is the world's…

The government of Côte d'Ivoire has released 14 Liberians who were arrested and detained following a recent attack on a military base near Abidjan.  During the alleged attack, at least three Liberians were killed after the Ivorian Government accused them…

Some good news for journalists with privately owned media houses in Togo, because for the first time, they will have access to health insurance.  The step taken by the syndicate of Independent Journalists of Togo is expected to improve the…

At least 16 Nigerien soldiers and four civilians have been killed in an attack in the north-western part of the West African country. The army which confirmed the incident on Wednesday said the attack occurred on Tuesday night in Banibangou…

A study by Ivorian Coffee and Cocoa Council has found that 15% of cocoa farms in the world’s top grower of the produce are in protected forest areas. The findings, seen by Reuters and presented to a European Union delegation…

The United States Embassy in Ghana, has committed the sum of 19 million dollars to the country through an initiative tagged U.S. Feed the Future Ghana: Mobilizing Finance in Agriculture Activity. The United States ambassador to Ghana Stephanie Sullivan joined…

The political landscape in Benin republic remains tensed over the appointment of an opposition member and secretary general of the former ruling party as the country’s opposition leader. Paul Hounkpè was this week appointed by the Beninese President – Patrice…

The Ghana Police Service has secured a restraining order from a High Court to bar some agitated youth from embarking on a planned protest this Sunday. The order prevents the group from taking such action on the said day “or…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined citizens to fully participate in the ongoing synchronization of National Identification Number (NIN) with SIM cards across the country. President Buhari made the call Thursday in Abuja, the nation’s capital, when he inaugurated the…