Parliament in Sierra Leone has unanimously approved legislation that will ensure that one in three of its members, and a third of all local councilors, are women. The bill will now go to President Julius Bio to be signed into…

Gambia Participates in collaboration with the US Embassy in Banjul has organized a retreat for the legislators towards strengthening and sustaining Fiscal Transparency and Accountability in the country. The retreat has the theme “Bettering the Lives of Communities by Promoting…

Togo has extended the general census to November 16. Initially scheduled to end this Saturday, November 12, the government extended the fifth general population and housing census to consolidate the results already obtained, and also to allow the populations still…

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a wanted drug baron linked to a Pakistani cocaine syndicate. Ten days after he was declared wanted, operatives of the agency arrested fleeing Lagos socialite and owner of Adekaz Hotels, Alhaji Ademola…

Chad’s transitional President Mahamat Idriss Déby has announced the deployment of 600 additional troops to Lake Chad. On a working visit on Saturday, to Baga-sola in Lake Chad, General Mahamat Idriss Déby, announced that the additional deployment would complement the…

In Cape Verde, the government has created a commission to better formulate strategic concepts of defense and reforms in the Armed Forces. The Minister of the Sea, Abraham Vicente, announced this on Sunday in Mindelo. Imoh Edet reports

The security ministers of UEMOA member countries are in conclave met over the weekend in Lomé as part of the 7th ministerial meeting on security in the area. During the meeting, the Ministers reflected on the strategies to be put…