State-owned companies in Ghana have come under intense scrutiny after they all recorded losses at the end of the 2020 financial year. The Ministry of Public Enterprises has served notice that it will privatize non-performing state agencies if they fail…

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in partnership with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), World Food Programme (WFP), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), says US$351 million is…

The Lomé International Conference on Political Transitions and the Fight against Terrorism in the Sahel and West Africa has been postponed by Togolese authorities. The conference which was the main event on the Togolese diplomatic agenda for the first half…

The launch of a workshop on national consultation, exchange and reflection for securing border areas took place on Monday in Bamako. The opening ceremony was chaired by the Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization who doubles as government spokesman, Colonel…

Ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties to ensure their primaries are properly conducted in line with relevant laws or face disqualification. The advice was contained in a statement signed by…

A regional conference on climate change, peace and security in West Africa and the Sahel is underway in Dakar. The meeting organized by the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Ireland and the Ghanian government in…

In Nigeria, lawmakers have met with the country's Service Chiefs over the worsening security situation in the country. The over five-hour meeting held behind closed doors was to proffer solutions to the issue, following attacks on Kaduna International Airport and…

An 83-year-old American nun has been kidnapped by armed men in northern Burkina Faso. According to the Bishop of the Kaya diocese, Theophile Nare in a statement on Tuesday, Sister Suellen Tennyson was taken to an unknown destination by her…

A Military tribunal in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso today, Wednesday, sentenced former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaore and his accomplices in the 1987 coup that killed revolutionist, Thomas Sankara. Killed at 37 years of age, the Pan Africanist got justice 37 years…