The medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says it is mobilizing to expand its medico-nutritional activities in in Madarounfa in the Maradi region of Niger after facing an unusually high influx of malnourished children in the health structures it supports…

Moja Ride, an Ivorian startup providing a reservation and cashless payment system for transport services in Abidjan, Monday announced it has partnered with O-CITY for its next phase of digital innovation and future expansion. Founded in 2020, Moja Ride is…

Five non-governmental organizations and four journalists have filed a suit against the Federal Government at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja. In the suit filed on Monday, they asked the court to declare the indefinite suspension of Twitter…

ECOWAS citizens in the Gambia have narrated ordeals they encounter during travels within the sub-region. They accuse authorities of various countries for disregarding the ECOWAS protocol on free movement of goods and services. Some say border officials despite producing valid…

Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has decried the inability of nations across the African continent to harness available resources to provide home-grown solutions to their health challenges. Obasanjo made this remark at the launch of the Coalition for Dialogue on…

Former president of Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo has filed for divorce Monday from his wife of three decades, his lawyer said, days after his highly anticipated return to the country. Gbagbo's lawyer Claude Mentenon said in a statement that after…

The International Development Association (IDA) will provide an additional financing of $36 million (about CFA20 billion) to Benin and Togo, to help them combat coastal erosion. The disbursement was approved on June 21 by the World Bank.  Togo will use…