The Chadian leader Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno has ordered a systematic general search in the city except people benefiting from legal immunity. The order comes in the wake of a deadly attack in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, on February…

More than 20 bodies were recovered at sea in northern Senegal on Wednesday after the sinking of a migrant boat seeking to reach Europe according to testimonies. According to the governor of the Saint-Louis region Alioune Badara Samb, a little…

President Macky Sall is set to recieve the conclusive report of the national dialogue that concluded on Monday. This announcement was made in a communique issued by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. The statement also notes that the President…

In Niger, despite the lifting of ECOWAS sanctions imposed on the country, the border in Maradi, a town on the Niger-Nigeria border, remains closed. Similarly, the border in Gaya, another town on the Niger-Benin border, remains shut as well.  …

Mali’s ministers of foreign affairs and defence recently visited Russia, engaging in discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The talks primarily focused on diversifying the partnerships between the two nations. Abdoulaye Diop, the head of Malian diplomacy, commended Russia…

Guinea’s trade unions have suspended a nationwide strike that had brought the nation and its mining sector to a standstill since Monday. The Guinean Trade Union Movement, representing various workers’ unions, announced the suspension in a statement on Wednesday. This…

Ghana’s Parliament has passed the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2021, after nearly years of deliberation. The Bill, popularly called the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill, was approved unanimously on February 28, following the third reading. The bill is now set…

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has officially launched the expatriate employment levy (EEL) in a bid to address the wage disparities between expatriates and the country’s labor force. Under this new policy, companies will be required to pay levies for hiring…

Liberian President Joseph Boakai has concluded discussions with renowned human rights activist and Co-Executive Director for the Advocacy Foundation for Human Rights—Alan White on processes leading to the prosecution of those who bear the greatest responsibility of the decade-long civil…