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…