With the continued rise of COVID-19 cases in Benin, the government has announced plans to prohibit populations not yet vaccinated from taking part in public demonstrations. The details were discussed on Wednesday, during a cabinet meeting. Here is the decision…

The Petroleum Regulatory Agency of Sierra Leone says individuals are trading in petroleum products in unauthorized public places. The Agency has therefore served notice that it will be embarking on a joint patrol with the Police to deter such emerging…

In Northern Mali, three Chinese nationals and two Mauritanians were abducted from a construction site on Saturday.  Gunmen are said to have raided the site in hopes of stealing equipment, and took hostages in the process. In a statement issued…

Ghana’s Food and Agriculture Ministry through its Veterinary Services Directorate has confirmed the outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza disease, otherwise known as Bird flu in some parts of the country. These are the Greater Accra, Central and Volta…

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has requested the Security Council to authorise additional troops for the peacekeeping mission in Mali.  This comes after the rising number of attacks by Islamic Militants in the country Sankulleh Janko has more details

Emerging reports from Nigeria say leader of the Yoruba separatist group Sunday Adeyemo, has been arrested in neighboring Benin. Adeyemo was arrested by security forces at an airport in Cotonou – the Beninese capital late Monday. According to sources, the…

The government of Ghana has assured Ghanaians that measures are being taken to beef up security at the country’s border, as incidents of kidnapping, terrorism and trafficking have been steadily on the rise in the West African Sub-region. The declaration…