Three Ivorian soldiers have been killed on patrol near the border with Burkina Faso.  According to Ivory Coast's defence ministry, Saturday’s incident occurred when one of their vehicles hit an improvised explosive and the convoy was ambushed. Sankulleh Janko has…

The Nigerien Minister of Defense has visited soldiers deployed to the troubled Diffa region.  It is hoped that the weekends visit to the region on the border with Nigeria will boost staff morale as the men operating in this region…

Sounds from some streets in parts of Nigeria on Saturday as millions poured onto the streets to protest against bad governance and insecurity, as well as the recent Twitter ban by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Activists had called…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that he has failed to end insecurity in the country, a promise he made when he was elected in 2015. In a TV address on Democracy Day, the President said the fight against Islamist…

France’s Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has called for a regional effort to combat jihadists in the Sahel. The French official made the pronouncement during a two-day visit to Liberia. Le Drian’s visit is the first high profile French…

In line with its ambition to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030, Togo has launched a project to “boost development financing to achieve SDGs in Togo.  The project is expected to help the country raise more funds to…

A three-day joint International Ministerial conference between Liberia and neighboring Guinea has ended in Monrovia with the signing of a joint communiqué.  The communiqué highlights priority areas geared toward enhancing the transportation of mining products from Guinea, using Liberian port…

Some 21 persons suspected to belong to the lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) community, who were arrested in Ghana last month have been granted bail.  The suspects were picked up by police at Ho in the Volta…

Students of West Africa’s oldest University in Freetown, Fourah Bay College have elected Adama Sillah as president of the students’ association, making her the first female Student Union President in 194 years. 4 candidates were fielded in Friday’s election with…