The Nigerien government says nearly 200 lives have been lost and more than a quarter of a million affected, following flooding caused by heavy rains in the country. The Country’s Civil Protection Service revealed this on Thursday, describing the toll…

Ghana’s Agriculture Minister, Dr Owusu Akoto Afriyie says only two percent of the country’s cocoa farms are affected by illegal mining activities. He indicated that there is a lot of goodwill among stakeholders including traditional authorities in the fight against…

The Medicines & Health Products Regulatory Authority in Liberia has warned the public against buying medical products linked to the death of at least 66 children in The Gambia. Addressing a press conference in Monrovia on Thursday, the Regulatory Authority…

The Gambian government is seeking legal advice against an Indian pharmaceutical company Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited that produced paracetamol syrups which are linked to 66 deaths in the country. This comes following an alert issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO)…

In Guinea, no fewer than 15 miners were killed on Thursday after a landslide hit an artisanal gold mine in the country’s northeast Siguiri region. An official of Norassoba town, Fatoumata Traore, confirmed that the landslide had killed eight people…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday presented before the two chambers of the National Assembly, the proposed N19.76 trillion (45billion dollars) budget for the 2023 financial year. The N19.76 trillion budget which was presented by the president is the last…

Survivors of the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church massacre—one of the bloodiest in Liberia’s history have filed a lawsuit against the regime, seeking more than US$1,500,000 (one million five-hundred thousand US dollars) for the loss of approximately 16 family members and…

Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has stressed the need for a common commitment towards working together in achieving peace and Security in the West African sub-region. According to him, there are a number of challenges affecting the sub-region, hence encouraging cooperation…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has cancelled its summit scheduled for Dakar on October 13 and 14. The Community’s leaders were to meet on October 13 and 14 as part of an extraordinary summit on security but…

Liberia’s main opposition—the Unity Party is calling on the George Weah-led administration to address the ongoing rice crisis or risk a massive protest in the coming days. The shortage of the country’s staple food rice on the local market has…