Dozens of families have been displaced following a heavy downpour that caused flooding in parts of the country. President Adama Barrow who expressed concerns has assigned the Vice President to visit all the affected communities ahead of a cabinet meeting…

In Ghana, the Head of the department of Research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) Professor Emmanuel Kwesi Aning has revealed that Ghana's borders have become enablers for the smuggling of small arms for activities of violent…

The coordinator of the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution, FNDC was arrested on Saturday at dawn, according to local media. As Francis Boniface reports, Oumar Sylla was arrested at his home by security forces days after demonstrations…

In Senegal, voters turned out on Sunday for a legislative election that passed off peacefully without any reported case of violence. While the country awaits the election result, supporters of the main opposition political coalition Yewwi Askan Wii YAW led by…

The United States has ordered non-essential staff and their families to leave Mali because of a heightened risk of terror attacks. In the updated travel advisory, the US State Department urged Americans to be vigilant, especially in areas frequently visited…

Mali’s transitional government in a statement on Sunday condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s remark about the Malian crisis during his visit to Guinea Bissau. It called on the national and international community to document accusations, which the government says are…

USAID has promised to continue to support Nigeria’s healthcare system through provision of financial and technical support for capacity building.  Emmanuel Ogwuche who spoke on behalf of USAID office in Nigeria, disclosed this at a workshop to unveil a revised…

The Ghana police service and the Office of the President have been perceived as the most corrupt institutions in the country.   This is according to the latest afro barometer survey conducted by the Centre for Democratic Development (CCD-GHANA). The…

Nigeria's 36 States on Tuesday witnessed large swathe of crowds in protest, following the protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Led by the umbrella body, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), workers across all sectors of the national…