Nigerien President Mohammed Bazoum is on a 2-day working visit to his counterpart, President Alassane Ouattara to discuss issues of regional concern. During their meeting on Thursday, President Ouattara underscored the need to harmonize the ongoing transition arrangements in the…

The Malian army said it has carried out air strikes against insurgents known as the Katiba fighters in the center of the country. The offensive against the radical group affiliated to the al-Qaeda terrorist network, follows the massacre of at…

Popular Sierra Leonean Rapper, Alhaji Amadu Bah, fondly known as LAJ, has a new look but kept away from the public.  The forceful shaving of his dreadlocks by the state Police has sparked public outrage with people saying that the…

A Liberian advocacy group, Girls Alliance for Future Leadership, has expressed its concern over the practice of Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM, in rural communities, despite a ban by the government. Early this year, Liberian traditional leaders signed a Memorandum…

The speaker of Ghana’s parliament has threatened to refer the country’s transport minister, Kweku Ofori Asiamah to the privileges committee after he failed to appear before the legislature on Tuesday to answer questions regarding his ministry.  The transport minister was…