In Nigeria, the Police in Zamfara State North West of the country, have rescued 187 people abducted and held captive by bandits in Tsibiri Forest in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. Some of those rescued are natives of…

The challenge has been thrown at Burkina Faso’s new military chief and his deputies to tackle expansion of terrorism in his country. The appointment of Gilbert Ouedraogo on Wednesday came a day after armed jihadists in the country killed at…

Disparities in multidimensional poverty among ethnic groups are consistently high across many countries, according to new analysis on global multidimensional poverty released on Thursday. The global poverty index is produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty…

The ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (ECGD) will convene a three-Day experts’ meeting today (Monday) in Dakar, followed by a meeting of ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Gender and Women's Affairs on 15 October 2021. The meeting will focus on…

George Akuffo-Dampare has now been confirmed as the substantive Inspector General of Police at a ceremony in Accra today October 8, 2021, becoming the 23rd IGP in Ghana.  Dr. Dampare has been in an acting capacity since the retirement of…

From today, 11 October 2021, the UK’s red list will reduce to 7 countries and proof of vaccination will be recognized from 37 new countries and territories, including Ghana.  This was contained in a statement from the UK’s Department for Transport,…