Five years after his sentencing to nine years in prison by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for destroying protected mausoleums in Timbuktu, Malian jihadist Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, has asked to be released.  Transferred since 2019 to a prison…

The United States Embassy near Monrovia says it will speak to Liberian officials about the removal of the 5% percent equity clause from the petroleum law of the country. The clause sets aside a 5 percent equity right for Liberians. …

An expert, Paul Nwanko who's a Chief Medical Lab Scientist and Project Coordinator, Humanity Foundation, has called for a review of cost of Covid-19 Test by governments around the world. He said high cost of the test and other strict…

In Nigeria, the Police in Zamfara State North West of the country, have rescued 187 people abducted and held captive by bandits in Tsibiri Forest in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. Some of those rescued are natives of…

The challenge has been thrown at Burkina Faso’s new military chief and his deputies to tackle expansion of terrorism in his country. The appointment of Gilbert Ouedraogo on Wednesday came a day after armed jihadists in the country killed at…

Disparities in multidimensional poverty among ethnic groups are consistently high across many countries, according to new analysis on global multidimensional poverty released on Thursday. The global poverty index is produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty…