France’s Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has called for a regional effort to combat jihadists in the Sahel. The French official made the pronouncement during a two-day visit to Liberia. Le Drian’s visit is the first high profile French…

In line with its ambition to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030, Togo has launched a project to “boost development financing to achieve SDGs in Togo.  The project is expected to help the country raise more funds to…

A three-day joint International Ministerial conference between Liberia and neighboring Guinea has ended in Monrovia with the signing of a joint communiqué.  The communiqué highlights priority areas geared toward enhancing the transportation of mining products from Guinea, using Liberian port…

Some 21 persons suspected to belong to the lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) community, who were arrested in Ghana last month have been granted bail.  The suspects were picked up by police at Ho in the Volta…

Students of West Africa’s oldest University in Freetown, Fourah Bay College have elected Adama Sillah as president of the students’ association, making her the first female Student Union President in 194 years. 4 candidates were fielded in Friday’s election with…

The home of the National Assembly President Seyni Oumarou was attacked in the early hours of Saturday. While it is not known who is behind the attacks, a member of the Assembly President’s security detail was killed. Abdulahi Hassan reports.

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has indicated that it will proceed with its strike today, June 14, despite an order from the National Labour Commission to suspend the protest. The latest industrial action by the union is…

The United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR  says over 3,300 people who fled the from the villages of Sebba and Sampelga, among them more than 2,000 children and over 500 women need urgent assistance.  It says the displaced persons arrived to…

More than a week after the government of Nigeria announced the indefinite suspension of the US Social Network giant, reactions from across the country and among the diplomatic community continue to dominate headlines. On Tuesday, a rights group – the…

A joint International Ministerial conference between Liberia and Guinea will begin in Monrovia today (Tuesday) June 9, 2021. The 3-day gathering is intended to discuss the development of a rail corridor to transport Guinean mining products using Liberian port infrastructure.…