The military ruler, Colonel Assimi Goita, has demanded a mutually beneficial solution to end a diplomatic row over the 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in his country, noting that Cote d'Ivoire has given asylum to political figures wanted by his junta.…

The United Nations’ International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday that the number of people trapped in forced labour or forced marriage and other crises has swelled by a fifth in recent years to about 50 million on any given…

The Gambia’s President Adama Barrow joined other heads of state in the sub region to commiserate with the royal family by signing the book of condolence at the High Commission in Fajara. President Barrow described the Queens death as a…

President Nana Akufo-Addo says the Attorney General and Minister of Justice has his full support to prosecute Aisha Huang, the notorious Chinese national accused of engaging in illegal mining in Ghana with impunity. Aisha Huang was recently re-arrested in Ghana…

A coalition of aviation workers’ unions in Nigeria held rallies at airports nationwide on Monday, to protest anti-labor clauses in new aviation bills. The bills which are currently awaiting the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari, empowers the Minister of Aviation…

The National Chairman of the Patriotic Entrepreneurs of Liberia, PATEL, Dominic Nimely, is alarmed over the shortage of smaller denomination of currencies in the country.  Speaking in Monrovia Monday, the PATEL official threatened unspecified actions from the business community if…

Three ranking officials in the George Weah-led administration in Liberia who were sanctioned by the United States government for engaging in widespread public corruption have resigned.   The three officials are Nathaniel McGill, Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and…

A new speaker of parliament has been voted in Senegal after hours of drama between parliamentarians from the ruling and opposition coalitions.  On Monday, Amadou Mame Diop, a member of the ruling coalition, Benno Bokk Yakarr emerged as the new…