The movement of goods from Benin remains challenging due to the continued closure of borders on the Niger side. Despite the recent decision by ECOWAS to lift sanctions against Niamey, this development, perceived by some as a non-event, has not…

Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu has assured the international business community of the country’s preparedness for business engagements, emphasizing his administration’s resolute stance against internal vested interests that undermine investor confidence in the Nigerian economy. Addressing the Nigeria-Qatar Business and Investment…

Former Liberian President George Weah has criticized the use of excessive force on peaceful protesters by state security apparatus under the watch of current president Joseph Boakai. Weah asserts that peaceful protests by citizens constitute a fundamental aspect of democracy,…

Proponents and opponents of female genital mutilation (FGM) gathered at the premises of the National Assembly of The Gambia to vocalize their divergent views. This demonstration followed the presentation of the Women’s Amendment Bill on Monday, which aims to abolish…

A regional Burkinabe official on Sunday confirmed over one hundred and fifty people have been killed in deadly attacks by insurgents in the country’s northern region. Aly Benjamin Coulibaly, who is a public prosecutor disclosed that the attack occurred a…

Liberia’s National Police has confirmed the death of at least two people and the arrest of 23 rioters who staged a violent protest in Western Liberia—Grand Cape Mount County. Liberians residing within the operation areas of Bea Mining Company staged…

3 persons have been confirmed dead after the youth of Tontokrom in Ghana’s Ashanti region, have clashed with security personnel guarding a mining concession. The situation has created uneasy  calm in the area. The confrontation arose when a resident was…