The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office in West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat ANNADIF, concluded a two-day visit to Burkina Faso. This visit is part of his familiarization tour with the authorities…

In recent years, there has been a steady flow of African Americans back to Africa. Many are returning in hope of settling permanently or investing in sectors of the African economy. One such delegation has arrived in Senegal to explore…

The Nigerien Minister of Health held a press briefing on Monday to announce the commencement of a mass vaccination campaign against covid 19. The exercise will concern people aged 18 and over.  Veronic Njie reports.

In Ghana, the first prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of the alleged coup plotters has revealed a detailed plot by which the alleged coup-makers intended to achieve their objective. This was to be done in two phases, first by…

Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, the Archbishop of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, has called for solidarity and prayers with victims of the country’s recent deadly terrorist attack, in years. Armed assailants killed 160 civilians in an overnight raid on a village in…

The UN’s health agency says the number of new cases of COVID-19 reported to it has now declined for 7 weeks in a row.  The World Health organization  however said that deaths are not falling as quickly, saying that, the global…

The 46th Ordinary Meeting of ECOWAS Mediation and Security Ministerial Council will be held in Accra today.  The meeting expected to bring together representatives from the community, with the exception of Mali which has been suspended, is the second in…

The governor of Nigeria’s Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, says his people have no land to give out for cattle ranching. Governor Umahi stated this on Monday while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’. Umahi said each state…