A new study by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) says high unemployment rate, particularly among the youth puts Ghana at risk to the threat of violent extremism. According to the study, unemployed youth were the segment of the population…

A survey by Afrobarometer, published on Wednesday, has revealed that majority of Senegalese want their country to follow the economic models of China and the United States of America.  60 percent of those polled want their country to follow the…

The Ministry of Health has disclosed that Seventy-Five Ghanaians, mostly men, die from tobacco and shisha smoking-related illnesses on a weekly basis. The ministry further revealed that close to a million of the country’s population smoke cigarettes, shisha, and other…

Governments of the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Republic of Ireland, Norway and those of the European Union (EU) have called for dialogue in resolving the Nigeria-Twitter faceoff. The countries made the call in a joint statement over the weekend. “We…

The leader of the Burkinabé opposition is demanding the resignation of the prime minister and the defense minister.  According to Eddie Komboïgo, the two government officials have failed to provide the needed security to prevent these attacks.  In a similar…

Police in northwest Nigeria's Kebbi state say the death toll from an attack by a gang of cattle thieves on seven villages Thursday had risen to 88. The region has struggled with decades-long communal clashes over resources but more recently…

Tributes are flowing in for televangelist TB Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, who has died in Nigeria aged 57. Details surrounding his death are still not available but reports indicate that he died on Saturday night in…