Over four million people are expected to vote in Togo’s parliamentary regional representatives’ elections. These elections occur amid increased political tension following the approval of a contentious new constitution earlier this month and subsequent crackdowns on opposition protests. Critics argue…

A joint communique issued by the Minister of Territorial Administration, Decentralization, and Territorial Development, and the Minister of Security and Civil Protection, concerning today’s legislative and regional elections,  the ministers announced the closure of  the land borders of Togo at…

In Nigeria, tragedy struck on Sunday on the Okene bypass in Kogi, in North Central Nigeria, as a devastating accident claimed the lives of 20 people. According to Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps, the head-on collision involving a truck and…

The Gambia Immigration Department has recently arrested five Senegalese nationals for migrant smuggling in the Gambian coastal town of Gunjur. The smugglers were intercepted while attempting to transport migrants to the Spanish Canary Islands. Meanwhile, the immigration department also intercepted…

In Mali, the Constitutional Court has declared as inadmissible the requests to confirm the end of the transition from two magistrates and prosecutors’ unions, as well as some civil society organizations According to the country’s highest court, the plaintiffs lacked…

Burkina Faso has suspended  more Western and African media outlets for  their coverage of a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing the army of extrajudicial killings. The latest action which was announced by the country’s communications authority on Sunday, follows…

Agir pour le Peuple, a civil society organization, has announced an action plan to demand a transparent presidential election in 2025. The citizen organization launched an initiative called “delegations for Community Mobilization at the grassroots level” over the weekend in…

Stakeholders in sanitation and water resources are calling for reforms in the supply of water among West African states following revelation of insufficient supply of water in the region. The economic Community of the West African states (ECOWAS) has bemoaned…

Liberia has instituted some reforms intended to properly administer and protect intellectual property rights in accordance with international best practices. The disclosure was made over the weekend when the country joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Intellectual…