An unprecedented meeting this Wednesday morning at the presidential palace in Cotonou.  Patrice Talon and his predecessor and main opponent, Boni Yayi, will talk to each other. The former president who had left Benin since last April on the eve…

A study conducted by the Ghanaian Women Experts project has revealed that Male experts outnumber their female counterparts by eleven to one on radio and television programmes in Ghana.  The survey conducted between February and June 2021 also found that politicians, lawyers, doctors,…

The trial is continuing in Monrovia of ex-Sierra Leonean rebel commander Gibril Massaquoi.  Mr. Massaquoi is accused of committing crimes against humanity in Liberia during the latter part of the country’s civil war in 2003. He denies all charges. But…

Some suspected terrorists operating in the tri-border area of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger were arrested on September 12 in the Tillabéri region. They were apprehended by the Nigerien Battalion of the G5 Sahel Joint Force stationed in the Department…

The administration of the state-run University of Liberia has temporarily suspended classes following a solidarity protest by students. The students protested Monday on the main street of Monrovia in solidarity with their lecturers who downed tools over poor working conditions.…

Reactions continue to trail the announcement of the planned arrival of Russian mercenaries in Mali.  The armed movement CMA or the coordination of the Azawad movements in a statement says it is opposed to this deal. It says any agreement…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given the military rulers in Guinea six months to return the country to constitutional order.  Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, Chaired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo…

Some members of the Guinean opposition have criticized the decision of the regional bloc –ECOWAS. They say the proposal for the military to return Guinean to civilian rule within six months period is unattainable. They therefore want more time for…