Burkina Faso has a new Prime Minister. The decree appointing  was unveiled on Thursday evening. The 53-year-old economist holds a doctorate in management sciences, specializing in business development and management. For many, the biggest obstacle of the new prime minister…

Armed groups who signed a major peace deal in Mali are raising their voices against the -ruling junta. On Thursday, a press release from the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA), an alliance of Tuareg and Arab nationalist groups denounced what…

Nigeria lawmakers have rejected a bill seeking to regulate foreign education for public officers’ children The bill, sponsored by Sergius Ogun proposed that a public officer can only send his/her children or wards to foreign schools after approval of the…

The Nigerian government has concluded plans to begin evacuation of Nigerians fleeing Ukraine from Wednesday. Minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama made this known at a meeting with the speaker of Nigeria’s legislative assembly, Femi Gbajabiamila. He noted that the…

The military government in Burkina Faso has signed a charter setting a three-year transition period before the country holds elections. This decision was reached Tuesday after a consultative meeting with stakeholders and civil society groups in Ouagadougou that lasted several…