Ghana’s Health Minister-designate Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has said an amount of USD100 million allocated to the ministry to fight COVID-19 has been exhausted. The minister designate who was substantive minister during the first term of President Nana Akufo-Addo disclosed this when…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA at the Tincan Port Command in Lagos, South West of the Nigeria, have intercepted 40 parcels of cocaine valued at over 83 million USD.  The drug bust, described as a collaboration…

Hundreds of teachers in Mauritania on Wednesday hit the streets to demand the removal of the education minister Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih. According to the teachers, the minister disrespected them by making remarks they described as insulting. The teachers rallied…

Nigeria and China have continued to enjoy mutually beneficial relationship since both countries opened up their doors to each other in 1971.  Years after, Nigeria is reported to have grown to become China's major investment destination with trade volumes reaching…

Sand miners in the Upper West Region of Ghana say they are not under any obligation to support their host communities in what is termed co-operate social responsibility. According to these miners, they pay royalties and other levies to the…

Police in the Gambia have rearrested leaders of the 3 Years Jotna movement. The political advocacy group which staged a protest two years ago, demanding the resignation of President Adama Barrow were picked up moments after their acquittal by a…

Workers in Togo’s informal sector will soon be able to benefit from the old-age guarantee without any social guarantee. The government decided to expand this guarantee to informal workers based on latest data from the International Labor Organization (ILO) which…

Nigeria’s National Primary Healthcare Development Agency as clarified that contrary to reports that the country has been disqualified from getting the Covid-19 Vaccines this February, the true situation is that the country is set to receive 16 million doses of…

Senegal’s Minister of Health and Social Action, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr says the country has received, 1,117 refrigerators to be used to store vaccines against Covid-19. This equipment was acquired by the State in collaboration with the Gavi Alliance for an…