West Africa

The Gambia is a step closer to attaining universal access to energy by 2025 after inaugurating a 20 megawatt power plant worth 28 million Dollars. More than 600 communities countrywide are expected to benefit from the new energy project. Sankulleh…

At least 304 Ivorian Refugees have opted to reintegrate into the Liberian society following years of conflict in neighbouring Ivory Coast. The reintegration process started Wednesday, following the construction of an initial 93 modern housing in Bahn Nimba County for…

The fourth witness in the in the trial of a former Liberian rebel leader arrested in Switzerland for alleged war crimes will give testimony today. 45 year old Alieu Kosiah, a former commander of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for…

The Centre for Democracy and Development in Nigeria is calling for the unconditional release of the students abducted from Government Secondary School (GSS) Kagara in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. Citing the similar incidents including the kidnapping of…

Preparations are underway for the start of a vaccination campaign against Covid 19 in Senegal. The authorities say the campaign will begin at the end of this month. The announcement comes as the country on Wednesday received 200,000 doses of…

Government and security sources in Burkina Faso say suspected Islamists killed at least 18 people in attacks in northern Burkina Faso and central Mali on Wednesday and Thursday. Attacks by militants with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State are…

Nigeria’s Niger State Government has released the names of the students, teachers, and other residents abducted from Government Science Secondary School Kagara on Wednesday. A list which emanated from the State Ministry of Education shows 27 students were abducted alongside…

Africa marked the move from planning to action in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines at a World Health Organization (WHO)-hosted African Health Ministers meeting on 17 February. A rapid vaccine rollout is expected in the wake of the WHO listing…

Authorities in Liberia have announced a suspected case of the Ebola virus in a 26year old lady who arrived in the country from Guinea’s South – Nzerekore a border town and commercial hub – where the disease this week killed…

The trial of a former Liberian rebel commander continued in the Swiss city of Bellinzona with a fourth witness testifying against the suspected. He too, like the previous witnesses, said that Aliou Kosiah and his rebel fighters were responsible for…

Gambian President Barrow has called for unity and reconciliation. President Barrow made the call on the occasion of the Gambia’s 56th Independence Anniversary. The Gambian leader urged people to stay away from partisan politics and conflict as such acts threaten…