The Schell Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School will today convene a three-day virtual conference for human rights defenders in the sub-region. Organizers say the conference will bring together about three hundred participants including lawyers, community leaders…

Nigeria Governors Forum has met with President Muhammadu Buhari where they made submissions of their recommendations on how best to tackle the numerous security challenges around the country.  Chairman of the Forum, Kayode Fayemi, who briefed newsmen after the meeting…

The work of the 42nd session of the monitoring committee of the peace agreement (CSA) in Mali took place on March 29 in Kayes.  According to the signatory parties to the agreement, several points were discussed during this meeting.  Among…

The legal or institutional framework under which sand winning takes place in Ghana is defined by several laws including the Minerals and Mining Act 475, the sand winning and Stone Quarrying Bye-Laws and Environmental Assessment Regulations. Four main organizations; the…

Four secondary school students and one bike rider were crushed to death on Monday when a speeding truck wreaked havoc in Nigeria's southwestern state of Oyo. According to the police, the incident occurred along the Iwo road, a busy commercial…

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Madaa Bio has urged members of ECOWAS parliament to strengthen health care, rebuild economies, and identify growth opportunities in the sub-region in the post Covid-19 era. The president made this call during the opening of the…

There was drama in Accra’s Central Business District on Monday after members of the Ghana Electrical Dealers Association, went on rampage, destroying containers that had replaced their demolished stalls. On Sunday, over 500 members of the association had their shops…