The UN Population Fund, Nigeria and the Office of the African Union Youth Envoy on Thursday hosted a Town Hall with Young People in Nigeria, to press for more inclusive opportunities for youths in the country and across the African…

Police investigators have charged seven members of the group calling itself Coalition for Democratic Change Council of Patriots with Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder in connection to the violent protest that ensued on July 26. According to the police charge…

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,…