In Niger, a member of the gendarme was arrested on Tuesday after he robbed a money transfer agency in the "Escadrille" district of Niamey.  He had, at gun point, taken away the sum of 815,000 FCFA, from a cashier at…

Despite growing criticism of the national cathedral project, Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo says his administration will not back down on the project.  The latest comments by the president come in the face of mounting economic difficulties in the country and…

Malian civil society group called the "Yerewolo Standing on the Ramparts" Platform is demanding the withdrawal of MINUSMA from Malian territory. According to the group, MINUSMA lacks the vision to meet the security needs of the Malian people Usman Umar reports

ECOWAS mediator in the Malian crisis, Goodluck Jonathan, arrived in Bamako on Wednesday to begin a 72 hour working visit in the country.  During his stay, the Mediator will meet the authorities of the Malian transition.   Imoh Edet has the…

The Convention of Civil Society Organizations for Election Observation (CODEL) has described the January 2022 coup in Burkina Faso as a major setback for the country’s democracy.  Souleymane Ouédraogo, a member of CODEL at a media briefing by the group in…