Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has advised Ghanaians to take extra precaution against COVID-19 this Christmas period.  This was said during an address to the nation, in which he also confirmed that the country experienced a third wave in the second…

International Rights group, Amnesty International, has called on security agencies in Nigeria including the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services to stop harassing and arresting youths protesting insecurity in Northern Nigeria. For days now, some pockets of…

In Ivory Coast, the government declared Wednesday the end of the enumeration of the General Population and Housing Census (RGPH, 2021).  The Ivorian Minister of Planning and Development, Kaba Nialé said before the completion of the post-census survey, we leave…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday warned Mali's military rulers not to accept Russia's Wagner mercenaries, saying a deal would divert needed funds and further destabilize the country. Two days after the European Union joined the United States…

Amnesty International and the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) say shocking cases of rape and murder of girls must prompt Guinean authorities to strengthen efforts to prevent and respond to sexual violence The organizations said in a joint statement on…

The United Nations Population Fund says Women and girls’ needs require urgent attention as climate shocks, conflict and COVID-19 fuel humanitarian crises. In a report, the agency noted that $835 million is needed to provide life-saving essential services to meet…

Senegalese President Macky Sall has said that Africa needs harmonized oil legislation to avoid ruinous competition among its oil-producing nations as they vie for investors. President Sall Thursday said that as some developed nations push for an end to investments…