The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 15-year-old nanny, for strangling her mistress’ six-month-old baby to death. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Abiodun Alabi, disclosed this at a press briefing held at the Command Headquarters in the…

Human Rights Watch, says Malian soldiers and jihadists have carried out a wave of summary executions since December in the conflict-torn Sahel state, which is urging the government to investigate. The right agency in a report due to be published…

Armed militants killed at least eight people who were collecting water in a town in northern Burkina Faso on Monday morning, its mayor said, bringing the total killed in three days of violence in the restive area above 30. Monday's…

 President Burkina Faso's transitional government, Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, is launching a mobilization of retired soldiers.  As Imoh Edet reports, the mobilization targets non-commissioned officers and soldiers admitted to retirement during the periods of 2019, 2020 and 2021.

The 9thWorld Water Forum is slated to be held in Dakar, Senegal from 22nd to 27th March 2022 under the theme "Water security for peace and development". The event which is the first of its kind to be held in…

West Africa continues to face enormous challenges in the production, distribution, and widespread use of farming inputs including peasant seeds, fertilizers and pesticides.  In Djmini, a small village in Kolda, Southern Senegal, Lamin Beyai, is trying to change the narrative…

Liberia’s Government has commenced another wave of vehicular inspection in the midst of increase in the price of petroleum. The sharp increase in the pump price of petroleum has resulted in an increase in transportation fare at the disadvantage of…

In Benin, the price of baguettes has risen in some towns. Four out of the twelve departments in Benin now buy bread at 150 CFA francs for 200g bread. Since the beginning of the week consumers have been complaining about…

Ghana’s government has taken steps to stop a private developer who pulled down the Bulgarian embassy building in the capital Accra.  The incident has sparked fears of a diplomatic row between the two countries with revelations pointing to the alleged…