The Gambia's Drug Law Enforcement Agency has suspended more than 20 narcotic agents after testing positive for illicit drugs including cannabis. The entire staff of the agency recently underwent a narcotic test as part of the security sector and the…

The 22nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) will be held by videoconference because of the Coronavirus Pandemic. A statement issued on Tuesday noted that the…

Now, despite tighter restrictions imposed on movement by governments to stall the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, the flow of irregular African migrants to Europe continues unabated. The United Nations, governments and migration experts have listed many factors fuelling the…

Human rights campaigners in Sierra Leone say factors that led to the over a decade long Civil War still exist in the country. The war which started in 1991 lasted for 11 years and left over fifty thousand people dead. …

The National Assembly Members of the Gambia have voted to uphold the anti-bleaching law enacted by former President Yahya Jammeh. This comes after the Barrow government re-tabled the bill to the assembly seeking to repeal what it says is discriminatory against…

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted parcels of hard drugs, including cocaine and heroin, being shipped to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Maldives and New Zealand. According to a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy of…

Nigeria's House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Arms and Ammunition Purchase, has summoned the Chief of Army Staff, Major-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, and the Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, over alleged misappropriation of funds meant for arms and ammunitions purchase…