Burkina Faso’s new junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traore said Monday that the nation will still aim to hold an election by 2024 or even earlier. This is as regional mediators delayed their visit following the country’s second coup this year.…

International Monetary Fund Mission Chief, Mr Ivohasina Fizara Razafimaheta, says the Gambian economy has started the recovery process following the impacts of Covid-19 He said the high inflation is beyond the country’s control attributing it to external factors Speaking to…

In Ghana, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has ordered the power distributor to compensate customers who suffered power blackouts over online power purchasing challenges which persisted for more than a week.  The electricity company of Ghana at a media briefing on…

Over 29,000 Liberians have applied to work as enumerators and field supervisors for the upcoming National population and Housing census expected to be held in December this year. According to the Assistant Director of the Wilmont Smith, the statistic house…

The Nigeria government on Tuesday registered two new academic unions, in a latest move to weaken the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU following its seven-month-old strike. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, presented both unions with certificates of…

In Ghana, reports indicate that Operatives of the National Security have arrested the leader of an Islamic group in Karaga of the Northern Region for having links to a terrorist group in Burkina Faso. Shiekh Siedu Dukere, a prominent Fulani…

The ECOWAS delegation on a fact-finding mission following Burkina Faso’s latest coup says it is satisfied with the exchanges with the new Burkinabè authorities.  Led by the mediator of the sub-regional organization, the delegation met with the customary and religious…

Seven Nigerian nationals have been charged by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) for allegedly trafficking 20 Nigerians into the country and forcibly engaging them in cybercrime activities. The accused persons who were arraigned at the Circuit Court in…

Cote d’Ivoire’s government has authorized a consortium led by the nation's national investment bank to take over the majority stake in the local BNP Paribas subsidiary. The deal will see Ivory Coast's national investment bank, the national social insurance fund,…