An Appeals Court Judge presiding as Judge at the Sexual Offences Model Court has sentenced a charcoal burner Joseph Lamin to life imprisonment for ganging with more than three others to rape a 9-year-old girl.  Patrick Sallia has more from…

The Gambia Press Union and the Civil Society Coalition on Access to Information welcome the passing of the Access to Information Bill 2021 by the National Assembly on Thursday, July 1, 2021.  If the Bill is granted presidential assent, it…

The British High Commission in Ghana released a statement advising British nationals to avoid public gatherings.  This comes after protests were held in Ejura in the Ashanti region after social activist, Kaaka Mohammed, was brutally murdered in his home.  The…

Former Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro has appealed a life sentence handed down last week for undermining state security, one of his attorneys said on Thursday. Lawyer Souleymane Diallo told AFP that his team has filed an appeal against the…

Nigerian President Mohamed Bazoum pays tribute to soldiers on the front lines against Boko Haram. President Bazoum is currently in Diffa, a region in the southeast that shares a border with Nigeria. He went to salute the victories recorded in…

In compliance with the COVID-19 health protocols, the Liberian government through the Police has shut down a renowned funeral parlor –the striker funeral home for violating the health guidelines. The government announced that it will deploy the joint security at…

The pump prices of petrol, diesel and kerosene have officially been increased across Sierra Leone by one thousand Leones or 0.01 dollar, from 8,500 or 0.85 to 9,500 or 0.95 per liter.   Referencing the public pronouncement on the increase,…

The Sierra Leonean government has re-imposed a nighttime curfew to contain the further spread of the corona virus in the country. The measure will take effect on Monday 5 July, 2021. The re-imposition comes as the country continues to record…