The Presiding Finnish Judge hearing the war crimes trial of ex-Sierra Leonean rebel leader, Gibril Massaquoi—Juhani Paiha is calling on Liberia to address wartime atrocities. A Finnish court is currently trying Massaquoi for war crimes allegedly committed in Liberia between…

In Côte d'Ivoire, two former dignitaries of the Gbagbo regime are returning home.  A former minister and spokesman of the last government before the fall of Gbagbo in 2011, and a former Director General of Ivorian Customs, returned from exile…

In Burkina Faso, the trial of Thomas Sankara and his 12 companions will commence this morning. 14 defendants are called to the stand to answer for, among other things, murder, attacks on state security and concealment of corpses. Among the…

At least 32 persons were reported killed in two attacks on Wednesday and Friday in Gwadabawa and Sabon Birni Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. Residents of the areas gave the number of the people killed in the attacks while…

The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the world’s first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children across Africa in the hope that it will spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic disease. WHO…

Aggrieved candidates of the 2021 Ghana School of Law entrance examination have petitioned the independent Examination Committee of the General Legal Council to demand the admission of all students who obtained the overall 50 percent pass mark during the recently…

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has directed its members to resume the suspended strike action from Friday, October 8, 2021. The decision follows the failure of government to meet demands made by the lecturers concerning their conditions of…