The Liberian Senate has voted to abolish the death penalty in the country after a submission by President George Weah. This followed the Senate’s plenary decision to amend sections of the Liberian Code of Law Revise relating to sentencing and…

Suspended public workers in the Gambia say they will respond to the government’s decision in the coming days. This comes after the government suspended over 300 public health workers for two months without salary following their refusal to report to…

Former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore is expected to return from exile this week, for the first time since being ousted in a 2014 uprising.  Speaking on Wednesday, Burkinabe authorities said the Statesman’s return comes despite his conviction earlier this…

Togo has adopted a ‘National Strategy for the Prevention and Countering of Violent Extremism’ The document which was validated after a meeting in Lomé is considered as the guide that will set and define the various guidelines for the actions…

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is disappointed with the intelligence system and utilization at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje in Abuja. He said this on Wednesday while speaking to journalists during his visit to the correctional facility which came…

The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje, Abuja. This was disclosed on Wednesday in a statement written in Arabic shared via A’maq Agency, a news…