Women fish vendors in the Gambian have lamented the impacts of Covid-19 in their business amid a hike in fish prices. According to the traders, the Covid-19 safety protocols most notably the curfew has greatly impacted their livelihoods. They have…

Search and rescue efforts continued throughout the night for survivors of a high-rise building collapse in the Nigerian city of Lagos. The 21-storey luxury apartment building under construction in an upscale area of the country’s largest city, collapsed on Monday…

Ghana's National AIDS/STI Control Programme says there is a surge in cases of HIV cases among pregnant women in the country. Manager of the program, Dr Stephen Ayisi Addo, says this can be attributed to the increased confidence in fertility…

Togolese Minister of Economy and Finance, Sani Yaya and the Director of Operations of the World Bank for Togo, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea, Coralie Gevers have signed a financing agreement of $ 120 million (approximately FCFA 68 billion) to support…

President Muhammad Buhari has said Nigeria will cut its carbon emission to net zero by 2060. He spoke at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26 in Glasgow, UK. Mr Buhari said the conference is happening at a time…

The Ghanaian government has announced plans to install some 10,000 more CCTV cameras across the length and breadth of the country in phase 2 of the ongoing Integrated National Security Communications Enhancement Project (Alpha Project). The project is to enhance…

The head of Liberia's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority, Emma Glassco has admitted that while fish mongers play a critical role in sustaining the economy, they continue to be overlooked without appropriate programs to add value to their trade. The…

Ghana’s special prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng, has invited the Municipal Chief Executive nominee for Juaben in the Ashanti Region, for questioning following a viral video of him allegedly demanding a refund of bribes he paid to assembly members for his confirmation.…