The speaker of Ghana’s parliament has threatened to refer the country’s transport minister, Kweku Ofori Asiamah to the privileges committee after he failed to appear before the legislature on Tuesday to answer questions regarding his ministry.  The transport minister was…

The National Anti-Corruption Network in Burkina Faso has criticized the transitional government headed by Paul Henry Damiba.  Five months after the coup d'état against Roch Kaboré, the network notes that there has not been any change in the management of…

Lawmakers in Nigeria have stepped down a motion seeking to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto of the amended Electoral Act. Speaker of the legislative Assembly, Femi Gbajabiamila, had last week Wednesday given a timeline to members willing to move a…

Two former heads of state were at the Kosyam Presidential Palace for a discussion with the President of the Transition, Paul Henry Damiba.  On the agenda were the security situation in the country since 2015, the management of the transition…

A senior United Nations (U.N) official has warned of catastrophic consequences for millions of people in northeast Nigeria facing a food and nutrition crisis if the U.N. does not receive the funds needed to assist them. U.N. resident and humanitarian…

The World Bank on Wednesday said it has given the go ahead for a program worth US$2.3 billion that will help countries in eastern and southern Africa counter the effects of food insecurity. According to the bank, over 66 million…