The African Youth Survey published on Monday has revealed a rising number of African youth are making plans to migrate to developed countries.  The coronavirus pandemic, climate crisis, political instability and violence have all contributed to making young people “jittery”…

Campaigning for Tonkolili Constituency was suspended over the weekend to allow the cooling of tensions in a hotly-contested parliamentary tie-breaker vacancy in Sierra Leone. Coordinated by the Office of National Security, a delegation from the Electoral Commission, the Political Parties…

The World Bank has approved a $68 Million grant to Support Diversification of Tourism in the Gambia The project, which is expected to last a five year period, aims to strengthen the institutional and policy framework of tourism. Sankulleh Janko…

In Ghana, the Inspector General of Police has assured students and school authorities of the Islamic senior High school that thorough investigation will be conducted to determine the circumstances that led to the police firing tear gas and live bullets…

Gunmen who abducted guests returning from a wedding ceremony in Zamfara State, Nigeria are demanding the sum of 349 Thousand US Dollars as ransom. The gunmen reportedly abducted at least 30 wedding guests over the weekend and placed a 12…

Togo's Government has declared a state of security emergency in the Savannah region. In a decree was adopted on Monday during the 13th Council of Ministers meeting. Abdulahi Hassan reports

Gunmen have reportedly abducted the Bishop of the Anglican Communion, Jebba Diocese, Kwara State, Rev Oluwaseun Aderogba, his wife and their driver in Nigeria's South West region of Oyo State. The three were abducted over the weekend at an isolated…

The United Nations (UN) Security Council says it is examining, the extension of the stay of blue helmets in Mali. During a meeting on Monday, the UN's envoy to Mali feared a terrorist attack against the town of Ménaka, in…