Five of the 39 students abducted by bandits from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in Kaduna State have regained freedom. The five students returned on Monday afternoon and were taken to a military medical facility for examination, the…

Liberia on Monday, April 5, became the first country in Africa to introduce the new typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into its Expanded Program for Immunization. The ministry of health says the vaccine will be introduced to children nationwide in April…

Legal Adviser of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalist (SLAJ), Joseph Egbenda Kapuwa has described the Cybercrime Act 2020 as a true representation of the issues underpinning journalists and the media in Sierra Leone.  He was speaking during a consultative…

The Nigeria police force has launched a manhunt for over 1,800 escaped prisoners in southeast Imo State. The prisoners escaped after the correctional facility that hosted them and the regional police command were attacked by gunmen. A preliminary investigation by…

The World Food Program and the European Union are fighting malnutrition in the Central Sahel countries.  Millions of children are targeted in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.  An envelope of 20 million Euros has been set up to strengthen the…

The US government has announced the partial lifting of US B1 and B2 visa sanctions imposed on Sierra Leone. US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, confirmed the move in recognition of Sierra Leone’s increased assistance in accepting back nationals subject…

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has confirmed his younger brother Tene Birahima Ouattara as minister of defence, part of a slate of new appointments announced on Tuesday. The new defence minister will have to contend with Islamist violence spilling over…

Nigeria’s Vice-President professor Yemi Osinbajo has condemned the attacks on the federal prison and police command headquarters in Owerri, Imo state.  Some inmates were freed when gunmen attacked the correctional centre on Monday, while buildings and vehicles were razed when the…

Several people have been arrested in connection with the coup attempt in Niger. Government spokesman Abdourahmane Zakaria announced on Wednesday that others linked to the events are being actively sought. In the early hours of Wednesday, armed attackers tried to…