The African Union and UNICEF say drastic measures are needed to achieve the SDG goal of universal birth registration. They say overwhelming number of undocumented adults represents a challenge for registration of newborns. The agencies stress that allowing parents who…

The Liberia National Police has launched an investigation into the disappearance of Sayon Moore, an employee of the Liberia Revenue Authority, LRA. The LRA staff went missing last week, and while his family remain optimistic, past disappearances of LRA staff…

Six people have now been confirmed dead and over 20 others injured after a Hilux van of the Nigeria Customs Service rammed into a people by a roadside in Jibia town of Katsina State early Monday morning. Jibia is on…

Gunmen have kidnapped a Swiss national, Andred Beita, and his Nigerian driver who is simply identified as Ifeanyi, in Ogun State. Police authorities in Ogun confirmed the incident, saying it occurred along the Ibese-Itori Road over the weekend. The spokesman…

A High Court Judge in Sierra Leone, Justice Adrian Fisher has ordered senior members of the country's All People’s Congress to be more democratic in their activities.  After losing the Presidency in 2018, the All People's Congress (APC) party has…

Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has written to Sheikh Al Maktoum with whom he signed a deal to procure Sputnik V vaccines, to refund the money for the non-supplied doses. Mr Agyeman-Manu requested the refund per letter dated August 2. This…

Taxi and minibus drivers started a strike on Monday, to protest against the maintenance of the cost of transport, and the rising cost of fuel. On Monday hundreds of commuters were left stranded as the 24 hour industrial action bit…

The 13-membership universities of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have unanimously agreed to continue with their strike despite the suit against it by the National Labour Commission (NLC). UTAG began an indefinite industrial action last Tuesday over poor conditions…

The USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, the first warship permanently assigned to Africa, arrived in Lagos over the weekend as part of the U.S. government’s support to combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. The U.S. Consul General in Lagos, Claire…

Health authorities in Guinea Monday confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in the southern Gueckedou prefecture. This is the first time Marburg, a highly infectious disease that causes haemorrhagic fever, has been identified in the country, and in West…

The Gambia Refugees Association in Europe says 4,000 asylum applications by Gambian migrants in Germany have been rejected by authorities.  The association cites the rejections as a cause of concern for the group. A 10-man Gambia government delegation has travelled…