Ghana will receive its first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine this morning at the Kotoka International Airport and will be received by a delegation led by the Minister of Health-designate, Mr. Kwaku Agyeman-Manu.  A statement issued by the information minister…

President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy 2021. The growing dynamic nature of cybersecurity threats and the need to exploit the cyber domain for Nigeria’s national security necessitated a review of the national cybersecurity policy and…

The Supreme Court of Liberia has placed a stay order on the imprisonment of the Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission by members of the Liberian Senate. Recently the Chairperson of the Commission, Davidetta Brown-Lansanah and her Commissioners…

A Finnish court was to begin hearing witness testimony in Liberia’s capital Monrovia on Tuesday as part of a first-of-a-kind war-crimes trial in the country. The court is in the country for a case against Gibril Massaquoi, a former senior member…

Nigeria's former President Goodluck Jonathan is hosting a three-day brainstorming session with leaders of The Gambia's main political parties in Abuja. This is in continuation of his effort to assist with facilitating a conversation towards a consensus on the making…

Lawyers Without Borders Canada, the Malian Association for Human Rights and the International Federation for Human Rights have voiced support for the implementation of recommendations of an investigation conducted by the International Commission of Inquiry into allegations of human rights…

Ghana is king when it comes to West Africa’s gold mining industry, second only to South Africa in terms of gold production on the continent. While many companies have found great success exploiting the country’s natural resource, the industry has…

There was drama in the ongoing trial of former Liberia Rebel leader Alieu Kosiah in Switzerland on Wednesday, when the 9th prosecution witness refused to leave the witness box. The former bodyguard of Kosiah said he would not step down…

Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday confirmed Abdulrasheed Bawa as the new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). His confirmation comes after he appeared before the upper chamber for screening. There was some controversy surrounding Bawa’s appointment with many…

Doses of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine intended for regions within Senegal have been dispatched.  Minister of Health and Social Action, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr revealed over the weekend that the vaccines would over the next four days, be made available throughout the…

Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has revealed that Ghana has approved Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for use against COVID-19. The country is the fifth in Africa and 31st in the world to approve the emergency use of the vaccine in the…