The Ghana Statistical Service commenced Census night on Sunday Night with the enumeration of travellers, people who sleep on the streets and guesthouse/hotel guests. This is necessary to capture all persons resident in Ghana in the Census. It will also…

The Burkinabe opposition has announced that it will hold peaceful and silent marches throughout the country to protest rising violence and demand better protection for the masses. In a statement, Eddie Komboigo, the leader of the opposition, said a series…

At least six Malian soldiers have been killed and one wounded in attack in Boni in east central Mali, The Friday attack came hours after Thirteen U.N. peacekeepers, 12 Germans and one Belgian, were wounded in northern Mali by a car…

The Burkinabè and Nigerien armies have launched an anti-terrorist operation at their common border.  Called Operation "Taanli" which means "Cohesion," the joint taskforce has killed around a hundred terrorists according to a report drawn up by the two armies on…

Children’s book publisher from Ghana, Deborah Ahenkorah, has made it her life’s mission to ensure more diverse representation in children’s literature, a commitment that led to her winning the 2019 Global Pluralism Award – an honour presented by the Global…

The Authorities in Mali and their international partners are making progress on the implementation the Algiers peace and reconciliation agreement. A key testament of this is the deployment of a new battalion of the reconstituted army to Kidal, which was…

The World Bank has agreed to support Burkina Faso's Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI) to improve access to electricity in rural areas with $168 million. Of the total sum, $75 million will come from the International Development Association (IDA)…

Ghana has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF’s) 'grey list', after the institution felt confident that the country had adequately strengthened its grip on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing.  As a result of this, financial transactions from…