Gambian President Adama Barrow has extended the State of Public Emergency and Curfew for an additional 21 days. The Gambian leader says the extension was necessary due to recent upsurge in Covid-19 cases. Sankulleh Janko has more in this report…

Following the flogging of peaceful anti-rape campaigners in Monrovia on Thursday, President George Weah addressed the nation, condemning the use of force by the police. The Liberian leader said he too is concerned about the increase in the number of…

Coup leaders in Mali on Wednesday met with the leaders of the June 5th movement in a bid to set out a roadmap for a transitional government. The meeting took place at the military camp in Kati where former President…

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says some 44,000 people in Africa 45% of them children are recorded as missing. It notes that COVID-19 restrictions pose new challenges in finding them. Sophie Marsac, the ICRC regional advisor for…

Togo has received validation from the World Health Organization (WHO) for having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or “sleeping sickness” as a public health problem, becoming the first country in Africa to reach this milestone. Sleeping sickness is caused by parasites which…

Ghana’s former president and flag bearer for the largest opposition political party, the National Democratic Congress has reignited the debate on whether or not to legalize motorcycle taxis, popularly known as Okada, in the country. During a campaign visit to…

The government of Cape Verde says at least 30 Cape Verdean students held in China and Macau due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be repatriated in early September.                         …

Nigeria has criticised what it calls the "incessant harassment of its citizens in Ghana and the progressive acts of hostility towards the country by Ghanaian authorities". The statement from Information Minister Lai Mohammed says Nigerians in Ghana are "being made……

Tensions mounted on Saturday between Mali's military junta and the country's longtime political opposition after the coup leaders failed to invite prominent opposition figures to a planned forum on the country's political future. The meeting ultimately was cancelled and the…

It came two days after the swearing-in of the retired colonel Bah Ndaw. Veteran diplomat, Ouane served as Mali’s ambassador to the United Nations from 1995-2002, and as foreign minister from 2004-2011. The regional bloc, ECOWAS, imposed sanctions on Mali…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has named the popular Nigerian singer and song writer – Yemi Alade as a goodwill ambassador. Even though the appointment was Midweek, Alade took to the social media on Thursday to pledge her support…