Parents of Leah Sharibu who was kidnapped alongside one hundred and ten female students from the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, in Northern Nigeria have once again appealed to the Nigerian government to fulfil its promise and rescue…

In Ghana, the circumstances surrounding the death of President John Evans Atta Mills in 2012 has become a topical issue in parliament.  Although the cause of his death was never disclosed, the former head of state who was president at the…

A high-powered U.S. Congressional delegation will visit Liberia this week to meet with President George Weah and other members of the Liberian Government, to discuss good governance and accountability The delegation headed by Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the…

Over the weekend, thousands of demonstrators gathered in the capital of Burkina Faso to show their support to the military who seized power in January after overthrowing elected president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. Many in the crowd waved Russian flags…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted fake $4.7 million cash from Abuja. In a statement issued on Sunday, the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said operatives of the agency had in the early hours of Friday,…

African Union President Macky Sall has expressed concern about the future of Minusma, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali. According to the Chairman of the AU, the United Nations must assume its responsibility in this war against terrorism, because…

Two Benin bronzes were returned on Saturday to a traditional palace in Nigeria, more than a century after they were pillaged by British troops. The return of the artifacts raise raising hopes that thousands more artifacts could finally be returned…

A US State Department spokesperson says the US has halted nearly $160 million in U.S. aid to Burkina Faso after determining the January removal of President Roch Kabore constituted a military coup. The decision was made in line with a…