President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, who doubles as Minister of Defense, met with the personnel of the armed forces over the weekend.  While there is little information about what transpired during the meeting, the two-day conference which started on Friday,…

In Nigeria, Police in Kaduna State, have confirmed the kidnap of the Emir of Kajuru and 13 others from his palace in an early Sunday morning attack.  The victims were taken away by armed bandits who attacked the palace located…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja “to order the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) to perform their statutory functions to…

The Attorney General’s Office has been sued by two Members of Parliament, over Parliament’s approval of salaries for the spouses of the President and Vice President. The suit comes amidst widespread opposition to parliament’s decision to pay the monies, described…

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has extended the deadline for the 2021 Population and Housing Census to Sunday, July 18. This will allow enumerators complete work in the outstanding enumeration areas. The exercise, which started on Monday, June 28, was…

The Gambia wrapped up its national voter registration on Sunday, over month after the start. The exercise aimed at ensuring a credible December 4 presidential election, targeted a million voters, and according to the Independent Electoral Commission, will not be…

Dozens of feminists hit the streets of Dakar on Saturday, to demonstrate against the justice system and the excessive tolerance towards violence against women in Senegal. Recall that in January 2020, Senegal passed a law that criminalises rape and paedophilia…

Members of Gambian opposition party United Democratic Party (UDP) were over the weekend attacked in the village of former President Yahya Jammeh. According to the party spokesperson Almamy Taal, the delegation consisted members of the party's voter registration monitoring team.…

A major Ivorian opposition member returned from exile over the weekend.  Noël Akossi Benjo who is the former mayor of the commune of Plateau was forced into exile with his family three years ago after being accused of embezzlement of…

A recent UNICEF report indicates that more than two million people are suffering from malnutrition in Niger. The organization says the combination of armed conflict and natural disasters explains this situation which has led to significant displacement in the country…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Nigerian woman based in Brazil, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, with 100 pellets of cocaine concealed in her private part and handbag. The mother of…