The speaker of Ghana's parliament, Alban Bagbin  has ordered a freeze on all business in the legislature related to the Finance ministry after the minister failed to turn up in the house today to answer questions.

In the last week of March 2021, an inferno completely swept dozens of houses in a community in Freetown called Susan’s Bay with mainly corrugated sheets structures known by Sierra Leoneans as "pan body houses" in the east of the…

Niger has launched the National Day of NGOs and Development Associations.  This very first edition was celebrated around the theme, "Improving the performance of NGOs and Development Associations".  According to the organizers, this day will allow to deepen the dialogue…

At least 35 teenagers have been rescued from a so-called ‘’baby factory’’ in Nigeria. Essentially these are places where women and girls are kept to give birth to babies for sale. The authorities said four of the girls in the…

Lecturers at the state-run University of Liberia are pushing for the sacking of the institution's president, Julius Nelson, after declaring a no-confidence vote in him. It follows the university’s alleged decision to withhold the salaries of about 70 lecturers –…

The Nigerian Armed Forces have declared war against political thugs and politicians who intend to instigate any form of violence before, during and after the 2023 general elections. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, issued this warning on…

Health workers in Southeastern Liberia have finally reached an agreement with the government of Liberia to cut off their go-slow action. Recently, healthcare workers in the region embarked on a go-slow over what they described as the government's refusal to…

The President of the Transition says he is committed to strengthening independence of the judiciary.  Paul Henry Damiba chaired yesterday Thursday, an extraordinary session of the Superior Council of the Judiciary.  He says he has a particular interest in a…