The death toll from an attack on civilians and the military in northern Burkina Faso has risen to 80 people, the government said in a statement on Thursday. The attack occurred on Wednesday when Islamist militants raided a civilian convoy…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed not to exit the government as a failure at the end of his second term in office in 2023. Buhari made the declaration during a crucial closed-door meeting with service chiefs held on Thursday…

The House of Representatives is considering a constitution alteration bill to change the administrative structure of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT The bill, sponsored by Dachung Bagos, with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, seeks to remove the President as the Chief…

Discussions are rife in Benin over the whereabouts of former president Boni Yayi who has been outside for close to 5 months. While his party says he is not in exile, many in Cotonou believe that is the case as…

Thousands have been left stranded in the upper west region of Ghana after rains swept away bridges linking communities and destroyed properties worth thousands of Ghana cedis.  While no casualties have been recorded so far, officers from the Ghana Red…

The Centre for Research and Policy Development has issued a statement criticizing President Adama Barrow over his threat to ban all political activities after the December 4 presidential election. President Barrow during a meeting with the Serer Community from Jeshwang…

At least 57 people have lost their lives in Niger due to floods this year alone.  Several districts within Niamey, the capital are often inundated in water at the slightest amount of rain and residents say the blame is squarely…

Police authorities in Nigeria's Zamfara State, North West of the country, say 3 victims have been rescued after bandits attacked the College of Agriculture and Animal Science in Bakura Local Government Area of the State late Sunday.  Police Commissioner in…

The debate is raging between the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists and Parliament as to who should select or appoint members to the Parliamentary Press Gallery.  While Parliament is saying that the Press Gallery is the property of parliament and…

Nigeria has received fresh 699,760 doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccines against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) from the United Kingdom.  The vaccines are part of the three million doses of UK-donated vaccines to 11 countries across Africa. UK had pledged to share…

Nigeria has restated its commitment to the ECOWAS cross border cooperation. It has inaugurated the National Focal Point for the ECOWAS Cross Border Cooperation (CBC) Support Programme to coordinate efforts in this direction. At a news briefing, the Country's minister…