At least 4 countries in West Africa risk visa application sanctions by the European Union. The sanctions expected to take effect towards the third quarter of this year, have been applied by the EU which is accusing the countries of…

Supporters of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blè Gudé on Wednesday hit some principal streets of Abidjan to celebrate the International Criminal Court’s decision to uphold the acquittal of the former president and his youth minister on charges of crimes against…

Liberia’s President George Weah has declared a dawn to dusk curfew in Maryland County in the south of Liberia following violent protest by women and motorcyclists over the killing of a motorcyclist, allegedly by four unknown men. President Weah condemned…

Senior Lecturer of Migration Studies at the Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana Dr. Leander Kandilige has decried the lack of up to date data on migration. Currently, Ghana has no exact figure of the number of citizens outside…

At least eight people have been killed and four others injured by bandits in separate attacks in Chikun, Giwa and Kajuru local government areas of Kaduna State. Confirming the incident on Wednesday via a statement, the Kaduna State Commissioner for…

Officials and residents say the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has been thrown into darkness anew after jihadists blew up electricity towers just days after power was restored. Residents in the city of three million people reported a new power…

The northern Senegalese city of Saint Louis is increasingly becoming a people smuggling hub in the sub-region. Hundreds of desperate young men from neighboring Gambia, Guinea, Mali and Burkina reportedly visit this city each year in hopes of embarking on…