While many countries in West Africa and elsewhere report a rise in sexual and gender-based violence, the Island nation of Cape Verde is witnessing a lowering of cases.  The authorities attribute the progress to widespread sensitization and progressive laws that…

The European Council has adopted temporary visa restrictions for Gambian nationals under the EU Visa Code. The EU says the decision to put in place such measures for Gambians is the country’s failure to cooperate in the readmission of Gambian…

The Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) says eleven suspected bandits and food suppliers have been arrested in Sokoto State.  The suspects were said to be operating along Tureta and Dange/Shuni Local Government Areas in the Southern Senatorial District of…

The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is suspending proceedings against Mali and Guinea.  The regional court, based in Abuja, Nigeria, explains this decision by the sanctions pronounced by the Conference of Heads of…

On day 1 of the trial of former Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaore who is accused of playing a role in the assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara, a former comrade of the pan-African icon Halouné Traoré says he…

Five years after his sentencing to nine years in prison by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for destroying protected mausoleums in Timbuktu, Malian jihadist Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, has asked to be released.  Transferred since 2019 to a prison…

The United States Embassy near Monrovia says it will speak to Liberian officials about the removal of the 5% percent equity clause from the petroleum law of the country. The clause sets aside a 5 percent equity right for Liberians. …