The first of a 2-day demonstration called by the main opposition coalition Yeewi Askan Wi (YAW) is due to start today, March 14, 2023. Supporters of the opposition leader Ousmane Sonko are converging on the capital Dakar for a mega…

The Benin Republic says in the fight against terrorism, bilateral cooperation works better than multinational forces. This is part of a briefing by President Patrice Talon and his Nigerien counterpart Mohamed Bazoum as he leads a 2-day working visit to…

The Ghana Police Service has arrested 6 persons in connection with the killing of a soldier at Ashaiman in Accra. The death of the soldier resulted in the Ghana Armed Forces deploying officers in search of the perpetrators of the…

The sentencing of some 26 PPA – CI party members to 2 years in prison for disturbing public order is attracting national discourse. Rights groups including Amnesty International have described the court’s ruling as arbitrary convictions. The detentions of these…

The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Gambia has expressed disappointment after business in assembly failed to hold last week due to lack of a quorum Some members of the assembly did not show up thereby disrupting the proceedings…

The mining project in the Simandou mountain range is due to commence after a newly signed joint venture. Simandou detains the world’s largest iron ore deposit in the world. Maty Sy has more in this report: