More than 100 kilograms of cocaine was discovered in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso's second-largest city. The prohibited proceeds are valued at $11 million.  The seizure was made last week but it was only yesterday Wednesday that the information was revealed. …

Cameroon's Prime Minister says 140 people in the country have died of cholera since October 2021. The premier added that more than 7,000 cases have been reported since the resurgence of the disease. Patrick Salia reports

The Nigeria Government says it will review and update the national guidelines concerning sickle cell disease, as part of efforts to reduce the burden of sickle cell anemia in the country.  Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, revealed this at…

In Ghana, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has lamented the dire financial constraints the house of legislature is currently facing. According to the Speaker, he has stopped approving financial commitments of the house due to the constraints. Speaking in…

Bakers in Burkina Faso embarked on a nationwide strike on Thursday in protest over the government’s refusal to let them increase the price of bread to match the rising wheat prices. The strike came after weeks of discussions between the…

A new Amnesty International report has revealed that more than half of the almost 6,000 death-row inmates in sub-Saharan Africa are in Nigeria Usman Umar has the rest of the report

72 hours after Ghana’s government launched an anti-terrorism campaign, many are unaware of the help lines to call in case of any suspicious activities. On Tuesday, the government launched the “See Something, Say Something” campaign to help raise citizen awareness…