The Members of the House of Representatives have ratified an Investment, Finance, and Trade project agreement, totaling an amount of US $40 million with the International Development Association(IDA). Of the $40 million, $20 million is an IDA grant while the…

Workers in Nigeria's Legislative assembly under the aegis of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN have called off their 7-day industrial action over non-payment of allowances. PASAN President Mohammed Usman while addressing its members, said the strike would be…

In Sierra Leone, Members of Parliament are proceeding with the move to raise their salaries and other conditions of service.  This comes a week after a document leaked, detailing their intensions for a pay rise. While the document has raised…

Ghana’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has clarified that the Ghana Card cannot be used as a sole document for the purposes of international travelling yet. This means the passport and travel certificate remain the official documents for…

In Burkina Faso, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Henry Damiba has been visiting the town of Seytenga days after an attack left 86 civilians dead and more than 8,000 displaced to the nearby town of Dori.  Recall that on Monday evening Burkina Faso's…

Senegal’s prosecutor office has confirmed the arrest of a member of the rebel group known as the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC). The state prosecutor, Amady Diouf at a press briefing in Dakar on Wednesday, said security operatives…

The Taraba State Government has promised to assist refugees fleeing the war in the Republic of Cameroon with shelter and relief materials. The State Governor, Darius Ishaku's position is a result of the influx of many asylum seekers into Nigeria’s…

The Nigerian army has found a woman suspected to be one of the 270 Chibok high school girls abducted eight years ago by the jihadist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria. The military on Twitter said that troops on patrol…

In Northeastern Mali where a pro-government armed movement says at least twenty-two people, including displaced persons, were executed on June 12 by armed men affiliated with Daesh. The group called the Platform of the Movements of June 14, 2014 of…