Lawmakers in Sierra Leone have urged authorities concerned to prioritize students from poor families when the government’s loan scheme starts to fully operate. Such concerns among others, came up during the approval of a Presidential nominee, Joseph Amara as Chief…

In Liberia, several public sector workers are criticizing the government for failing to increase their take home pay despite the passage of the country’s biggest budget. The budget was recently passed into law by the Legislature and approved by President…

In Nigeria, gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have launched an attack in the South-South region of Delta State, killing one and razing several trucks. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr.…

The Togolese government says around 15 assailants were killed during a "terrorist" attack last week in the north of the country, leaving eight soldiers dead. Togo's troops are deployed in the north of the country to try and contain a…

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum has said Mali's withdrawal from the G5 Sahel, a multinational force created to fight Islamist militants, will mark the end of the alliance. President Bazoum who made the remarks in an interview with French daily La…

Ghana’s foreign affairs minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has called for urgent international action in response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in parts of Africa due to food insecurity.  The disaster, which has been brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, has…