An international conference on addictions and drug addiction is underway in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire's  economic hub. The three-day conference and the first of its kind in Africa is organized by an NGO global teen Challenge and brings together delegates from…

Albinos in Liberia are alarmed over what they described as the high level of discrimination meted out against them by some Liberians. In a petition to the Legislature, the Liberia Albino Society called for a legal framework to address their…

The United Nations World Food Program WFP has appealed for the mobilization of funds to assist food-insecure people in Mali. Erik Perdison, WFP’s resident representative in Bamako, Monday, said the seventy-five million dollars appeal fund will cater to the needs…

The Public prosecutor’s office in Guinea has asked for the full list of police officers on duty during a demonstration on June 1. The directive comes on the backdrop of investigations into the killing of a nineteen-year-old last week. Oge…

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI has threatened to round up 51 companies indebted to the federal government in taxes, royalties, and rents before anti-corruption agencies. NEITI issued the threat at a one-day workshop to build the capacity of…

Conveners of the #Fixthcountry Movement in Ghana have expressed regret about an earlier plan to embark on an armed demonstration on June 4. The group known for its stance against corruption and bad governance in the country had announced a…

The Chadian interim government has announced a food and nutrition emergency in the country. Chad’s declaration comes amid growing concerns about the food crisis in the region which already affects millions of people. Veronic Njie brings more details in the…

The general staff of the armed forces (Fama) says the military remains determined in the fight against jihadists across the Sahelian nation. The top army chief’s remark comes after the success of recent counter-offensive operations that led to the destruction…

In Burkina Faso, two soldiers and four civilian security operatives otherwise, known as volunteers for the defense of the homeland were killed in the northwest and Sahel regions. Atiewin Mbillah Lawson completes the story.