Nigeria’s government has banned the importation of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards, as part of efforts to encourage the production of locally made SIMs.¥ Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami revealed this at the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content…

In Ghana, there has been public outrage over a directive by the General legal counsel to prospective students sitting for this year’s Ghana School of Law entrance exam.  Students writing this year’s entrance exam have been asked to sign an…

Liberian President George Weah has condemned the violent protest that occurred on July 26 between a group calling itself Coalition for Democratic Change—Council of Patriots and the campus-based vanguard Student Unification Party. The protest led to the injuries of several…

Gambian President Adama Barrow has disclosed plans to start a project of $116 million to address flooding in the capital Banjul and its environs. President Barrow disclosed the plans on Monday after personally visiting communities affected by the latest flood…

In Senegal, the Women’s Watch Platform for Peaceful Election, ETU JAMM, has expressed concerns over the tense political atmosphere in the country following a parliamentary election held on Sunday. ETU JAMM which deployed over 60 election monitors across the country,…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU on Monday announced a four-week extension of the ongoing strike in public universities. President of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke said the decision was taken during an emergency meeting of the union’s National…

Mali’s former Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has declared his innocence after an international warrant for "forgery, use of forgery and attack on public property" was issued for his arrest. On Monday, the politician broke the silence through a press release…

As the 9th Edition of The Guinea Film Creation Festival that was launched on Monday enters day three, organizers say they hope to use the platform to draw attention to the plague of violence against women and girls in the…