Senegal’s General Directorate of public accounting and treasury has raised 55billion CFA francs on the regional public securities market of the West African Monetary Union UEMOA. This is according to the ministry of finance and budget. According to the ministry,…

At the ongoing UN climate change conference in Glasgow, the SDG Studio in New York, featured a series of conversations with UN leaders, experts, advocates and influencers on the nexus between the Sustainable Development Goals and the key areas of…

Nigerien President Mohammed Bazoum over the weekend visited Banibangou in the Tillaberi region to show solidarity and support for the state; after a jihadist attack that claimed at least 69 lives. The deceased were members of the vigilante committee in…

Nigeria's Lagos state government on Sunday said the death toll from the collapse of a high-rise building on Gerrard Road in the Ikoyi area is now 42. Families of the victims of the building collapse continue to mourn their loved…

The Sierra Leonean National Disaster Management Agency says effective communication outreach has been developed to help families of victims identify and recover bodies of their loved ones from the inferno. Head of the agency, Brimah Sesay, in addition said the…

Sierra Leoneans are mourning the death of over 90 people who were burnt alive on Friday night following the explosion of a fuel tanker at Wellington, east of the capital city – Freetown. As Patrick Sallia reports, the fire incident…

At least six people have died and many others injured following a fire outbreak; that occurred at Kubwa main market, a densely populated suburb in Abuja, Nigeria's capital late Friday. The fire outbreak was said to have been caused by…

The Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS has imposed new sanctions against Mali’s transitional leaders. The decision comes after the Malian authorities informed the organization that they would not be able to hold presidential and legislative elections in February.…