Millions of Muslims belonging to the Mouride brotherhood in Senegal and elsewhere are converging on the Senegalese Holy City of Touba for their annual pilgrimage known locally as the Magal. It is an occasion that marks the departure into exile…

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…