The 2021 edition of the International Conference of Geospatial Sciences "AfricaGIS", opened Tuesday in Abidjan. This year’s conference is themed "Innovation and geospatial sciences for the growth and sustainable development of Africa". Veronica Njie reports.

Chairman of Finance Committee in Parliament, Kwaku Kwarteng has charged Members of Parliament (MPs) to cut expenditure and procurement of calendars and cars which do not contribute to the growth of the economy. He called on the MPs to lead…

The UN’s children’s agency, UNICEF, has welcomed the signing into law of the Sokoto State Child Protection Bill, saying it was a “major step forward for children’s rights in Nigeria.” Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal signed the bill into law…

State and Traditional leaders in Niger are meeting in Niamey to discuss child marriage and other related issues. According to reports, nearly eight out of ten girls are married off before the age of 18, a situation the country's Presdient…

In Ghana, a private citizen has sued the National Communications Authority (NCA) and the telecommunications companies over the SIM card re-registration exercise. Francis Kwarteng Arthur, a private lawyer, is praying the High Court to stop the collection of subscribers’ personal…

Operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service on Tuesday intercepted about 1.5m tablets of Tramadol at the Lagos State cargo airport. The items were seized by officers of the Murtala Mohammed Area Command of Customs at the SAHCO Import shed in…

The International Committee of the Red Cross is sounding the alarm over the limited access to essential services, such as health care due to armed conflicts and violence in general.  In a statement, sighted by APA on Tuesday, the humanitarian…

Mali on Tuesday said that it would delay a nationwide debate on reform that the army-dominated government views as a precondition for returning to civilian rule after two coups.  The “national forum of rebuilding” was due to kick off in…