The Gambia has banned the importation of chicken from Senegal after a reported outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Bird Flu of the type H5N1. The authorities say the ban was imposed to prevent the spread of the flu…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Monday that the humanitarian situation has deteriorated sharply in south-western Niger. It says more than 10,000 people are currently displaced in the department of Ouallam, on the…

The Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union, in Ghana has called off its weeklong strike over the demand for better conditions of service. The union whose membership includes porters and drivers refused to work last week, leaving thousands of students unable…

Liberian radio host Henry Costa said Monday he was prevented by the government from participating in a radio show in his country. Mr. Costa has been hosting a popular programme in Liberia for years. Since the authorities shut down his…

Residents and officials say at least 26 people have been killed by gunmen in separate attacks in Nigeria’s Safana and Maradun local government areas of Katsina and Zamfara States.  The Katsina attack occurred on Thursday at Kabuke community, Rumka ward,…

Senegalese customs have announced that they have seized 634 kg of Indian hemp and fake medicines in the Koungheul and Mbour areas.  According to a statement sent to the APS on Monday, the Koungheul Mobile Customs Brigade seized on Sunday…

The government of Senegal has extended by a week a night time curfew to stall the further spread of the coronavirus which has now infected over twenty thousand people, killing hundreds of them. The measure has so far been limited…