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…

Armed assailants have killed about 50 people in a part of eastern Burkina Faso ravaged by Islamist violence, the region's governor said on Thursday. The statement added that the victims were traveling to a town in the nearby commune of…

Two people have been confirmed dead in Houndé, western Burkina Faso following clashes between police and angry gold miners. According to government’s spokesperson, the gold miners were demanding the release of their colleagues who were arrested a day before for…

Liberia’s deputy minister for Codification at the Ministry of Justice says his country’s government is committed to establishing a war crimes court in Liberia. This was made known during a regional conference held by the International Criminal Court and hosted…

Senegalese President Macky Sall has appointed Marie Khémesse Ngom Ndiaye, as the new minister of health, replacing Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr. The change which was announced on the state media on Thursday, is coming barely 24 hours after a fire outbreak…

A report from the Conflict Armament Research group has revealed that significant proportions of weapons and arms seized from Islamist insurgents in Niger came from West African state stockpiles.  The report therefore suggests that authorities are struggling to secure arms…

Nigeria’s Association of Women Entrepreneurs has decried the neglect of contraceptives among Nigerian women living in internally displaced camps and in conflict situations. Currently, the Northern part of the country is experiencing an upsurge of insurgency attacks with thousands fleeing…