The Italian Navy is the latest force to join Ghana's anti piracy efforts in the Gulf of Guinea. Crew from the Carlo Bergamini-class frigate Luigi Rizzo recently berthed at Tema Port to provide training to 187 soldiers to help bolster…

Nigerien President Mohammed Bazoum arrived in Nigeria Monday on a two-day official state visit. Bazoum was received by his Nigerian counterpart President Muhammadu Buhari, at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Governors of North western states of Kebbi and…

Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno has died on the battlefield after three decades in power, the army announced on state television on Tuesday.                  Deby, 68, “has just breathed his last defending the…

In Ghana, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ruled out poisoning as the cause of death in the varying species of fish that were washed ashore a few weeks ago. Executive Director of the Agency, Henry Kokofu, also backed the…

Members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Tuesday staged a walkout from the reconciliation meeting with the Federal Government and representatives of the State Governors. The striking judiciary workers staged their walkout after waiting for over an…

A three-day ECOWAS Hydromet Forum is underway in the Gambian capital Banjul. The forum which started on Tuesday is the second of its kind, organised by the ECOWAS Commission. The meeting is convened under ECOWAS in partnership with the Gambia…

Artisanal mining in West Africa seems to be increasingly expanding.  The mines attract desperate young men and women from countries across the region who come to dig for fortune. My colleague Adolphus Mawolo is currently visiting one of the mining…