The local transition monitoring committee, made up of ECOWAS, the African Union and MINUSMA, with members of the international community, expresses its deep concern at the situation in Mali marked by the arrest of the President of the transition, the…

The UN mission in Mali has demanded an immediate release of President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane, after reports that they were detained by soldiers. In a tweet (in French), the Minusma mission also called for calm in the…

Ghana’s Presidency has issued a letter warning some ministers, members of parliament, and chief executives of government institutions against using sirens and bells to evade traffic. The directive follows an earlier order in December 2017, against the abuse of sirens…

Nigeria’s central bank has devalued the naira by 7.6% against the dollar. This comes as authorities in Africa’s biggest oil producer migrate toward a single exchange-rate system for the local currency. According to data on its website on Tuesday, the…