An International Medical Charity – Médecins Sans Frontiers MSF has said the rising violence in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara is stoking a humanitarian crisis. In a statement released on Thursday, MSF said it had already treated ten thousand three…

Security tensions might be heightened in Mali as France suspends joint military operations with the Malian forces. France announced this on Thursday, days after President Emmanuel Macron threatened to pull out over five thousand French troops that are supporting the…

Civil Society Organisations in the Gambia held a national conference to revive the new constitution over the weekend. This comes amid a deadlock in the mediation between former President Goodluck Jonathan and Gambian political parties on contentious issues in the…

The World Bank has temporarily paused payments to operations in Mali following last month’s military Coup. The Bank's action adds to pressure on Mali's military leadership after chief security ally France announced last week, that it was suspending joint operations…

The Gambia's opposition leader Lawyer Ousainou Dargoe says failure to implement the recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) could lead to dissatisfaction in  the country. This comes as the TRRC ends it's public hearings on its mandate…

People are now waiting for the report of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission. The body completed two years of hearings last Thursday. About 400 people were heard, including victims and former collaborators of Yaya Jammeh. How have the victims'…

The Governing Board of the Achimota School in Ghana has announced its decision to appeal the ruling by the Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court, ordering it to admit the two Rastafarian students. Atiewin Mbillah-Lawson reports.