There have been more arrests of persons flouting the mandatory wearing of facemasks in Ghana. This follows the continuous surge in active cases of COVID-19, as a result of non-compliance with preventive protocols.  On Monday, the greater Accra police command…

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has ordered the Inspector General of Police to enforce laws making the wearing of face masks mandatory.  This follows a steep surge in the country’s case count attributed to the non-compliance with COVID protocols. Addressing the…

Nigerian troops regained control of a military base in the northeast on Sunday, a day after it was seized by jihadists. Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State militant group captured the base in Borno state on Saturday, after launching raids…

The Institute for Education Studies (IFEST) is calling on Ghana’s Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to suspend the reopening of basic schools until all relevant Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are distributed to all schools in the country. …

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has sacked his Ministers of Lands and Country Planning, and Technical and Higher Education. The ministers were dismissed in a major cabinet reshuffle announced on Monday. Our Correspondent Patrick Sallia in Freetown tells us…