Sierra Leone will from the 27th June to the 1st July host the 10th Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights themed "accelerating the elimination of sexual and gender based violence in Africa". The country's First Lady Fatima Bio has…

Stakeholders in Nigeria have taken the fight against drug abuse to the grassroots to ensure a drastic reduction of illicit drug use in the country. SILEC Initiative and Foundation, a national-based nongovernmental organization during a sensitization workshop in Nigeria's largest…

tension are on the rise among Church leaders in Liberia following the election of Rev. Dr. Samuel Reeves as President of the Council of Churches. Reeves who happens to be a critic of the ruling establishment was equally active in…

Human rights groups are demanding justice for two teenagers who were publicly whipped for engaging in sexual acts and posting them online.  The incident took place at the Palace of the Chief of Wa, in Ghana’s Upper West region.  Correspondent…

In Mauritania, a court has decided that the former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will tried. Former President Abdel Aziz and eleven former dignitaries of his regime are accused of corruption.  Usman Ummar has the rest of the story.