Indigenes of Chibok under the aegis of the Kibaku Area Development Association have appealed to the Nigerian Government to as a matter of urgency; deploy more troops and ammunition to the community which has been battered by insecurity. The Group’s…

Ghana’s parliament is this week expected to consider a new controversial tax law which has caused sharp division among politicians of the ruling New Patriotic Party and its opponent, the National Democratic Congress.  The electronic transaction levy has caused fights…

Mali's Prime Minister, Choguel Kokala Maiga says Security is gradually returning to central Mali. The Prime Minister announced that thousands of refugees and displaced people have returned to villages they had fled for years. According to the Malian authorities over…

A delegation of ECOWAS army chiefs of staff stayed last weekend in Burkina Faso.  Led by the Peace and Security commissioner of the sub-regional organization, Francis Béhanzin, the security chiefs are to investigate the motivations of the coup d'etat of…

Liberians have rejected President George Weah’s blame of past governments for the poor living condition of rural Liberians.  During his 5th Annual Message to National Legislature, President Weah said his government was righting the wrongs of past administration through the Liberia Social…

Nigeria’s North western state of Kano State has announced the suspension of all operational licenses of all private schools across the state until they are vetted. Commissioner for Education, Sanusi Said Kiru made the announcement on Monday. The measures are…

In Ghana, Public universities are at risk of a mass shutdown as the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) strike enters its third consecutive week. By statutes, public universities must be closed down after 21 days of non-academic work. UTAG…

There have been reports that fighting between Senegalese forces and Salif Sadio rebel faction has spilled over to the Gambian border village in Foni.  People of Ballen village in the Gambia are evacuating women and children to the neighboring village of Kapa. …