Myths about Covid-19 vaccine have hindered the national vaccination program of the Gambia. Consequently, fewer Gambians are showing up to be vaccinated. Sankulleh Janko has more from Banjul…

Amnesty International warned in a new report published today that survivors of traumatic experiences and others in need of support in Sierra Leone are being failed by the severe lack of available mental health services years after the country’s brutal…

Rights groups have condemned the arrest of 21 people by Ghanaian police for “unlawful assembly” and promoting an LGBTQ+ agenda, in the latest move against sexual minorities in the country. Police have held 21 people since Friday for “advocating LGBTQ…

Hundreds of Nigerian protesters converged on the nation’s capital of Abuja on Monday after unknown gunmen conducted several kidnappings over the past week. The demonstrators disrupted traffic on the expressway that connects the capital, Abuja, with the northern town of…

Human Rights Watch said on Monday that testimony before a Gambian truth commission linking former president Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave crimes during his 22 years in office should be followed by criminal accountability. The statement comes two days ahead of…

Gambia President Adama Barrow has ordered the National Guard Unit of the Armed Forces to be on standby for deployment and assume police duties amid the surge in crime rate in the country. The Gambian leader called on development partners…

Military officers in Mali arrested the president, prime minister and defence minister of the country's interim government after a cabinet reshuffle on Monday, multiple diplomatic and government sources told Reuters.  The sources said President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane…

Thousands of Ghanaians hoping to receive their second does if the AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine were left stranded at various vaccination centers on Wednesday, due to unavailability of some logistics.  Vaccination cards, laptops, and delayed delivery of vaccines were some of…

The National Demography and Health Survey of the Gambia has revealed that infant mortality is 42 per 1000 births. According to the report, an impressive 85 per cent of children aged 12 to 13 months have received all the basic…

The United States Embassy near Monrovia has condemned the election of notorious warlord now Senator Prince Johnson as Chair of the Liberian Senate Committee on Defence and Intelligence. In a statement issued in Monrovia, the U.S said Senator Johnson’s gross…

The outgoing World Bank Country Manager in Sierra Leone Dr Gayle Martin has bid farewell to President Julius Maada Bio paving way for Dr Abdu Muwonge. The bank's delegation held fruitful discussions with President Bio during the meeting on Wednesday…