Sierra Leoneans are celebrating after the government lifted a night-time curfew which was instituted as part of the suppression measures of COVID-19. The National Covid-19 Emergency Response Center announced on Monday evening that the curfew is only lifted for a…

The civil society group, ENOUGH is ENOUGH says it backs protest against police brutality in Nigeria. Its executive director, Yemi Adamolekun, says years of bad governance is coming to the fore, with young Nigerians now holding their leaders accountable. Regarding…

Society has played a major role in the management of irregular migration in Senegal. The actions of the state must be accompanied by the responsibility of everyone. This is the point of view of El Hadj Seydou Nourou Dia, a…

A Lagos state government judicial panel began hearings on Tuesday, a week after the killing of activists protesting police brutality in Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari tweeted on Sunday that the panel had his "full support", but protesters say his administration has…

The Gambia Government says the presence of ECOWAS regional forces ECOMIG in the Gambia is temporal. The government made the statement amid continued debates on the relevance of their presence in the country. Sankulleh Janko reports from Banjul.

A local Nigerien government official says, gunmen kidnapped an American citizen in Niger early hours of Tuesday and demanded a ransom from his relatives. Ibrahim Abba Lele, a prefect in Birni-N’Konni town, told The Associated Press that Philipe Nathan Walton…

Liberian President George Weah will not stay in office beyond a second term, his chief of staff said Tuesday, quashing rumors that he would mimic regional leaders and bid for a third term. Addressing a news conference in the capital…