In Nigeria, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to convene a “special summit” in a bid to prevail on the three Sahelian States of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger not to leave the bloc. Dr Omar…

Some women rights activists in Sierra Leone have welcomed the decision by President Julius Bio to ban child marriages in the country. These women activists, who have been advocating for a legal framework to enforce the ban on child marriages,…

Mali and Russia are strengthening their cooperation in the field of energy. To this end, a high-level Russian delegation has been in Bamako since Monday. The two countries have signed several memoranda, including one on nuclear power. Moscow wants to…

The Constitutional Court of Mali has validated the law which increases the compensation and benefits of members of the transitional parliament. The law does not grant a salary to transitional parliamentarians, but indicates that they will benefit from new benefits.…

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has vehemently opposed the proposed Free Senior High School (SHS) Bill currently under discussion by Parliament’s Select Committee on Education. The education management body criticized the Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei-Adutwum’s proposal…

The Speaker of Parliament in Ghana, Alban Bagbin, has advised the Minister of Trade and Industry, K.T. Hammond, to withdraw the Legislative Instrument (L.I) on cement price regulation. This advice follows constitutional arguments raised by former leader of the minority…