The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has for the second consecutive time increased the Policy Rate – the rate at which it lends to commercial banks by 200 basis points to 19%. This was announced by the…

Mali and Russia have agreed to add trade and development to their corporation strategy. The understanding reached between the two countries also consolidates the change of Mali’s alliances and strategy in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel. Sankulleh Janko…

On Monday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited his soldiers from Gazelle, a Nigerien special forces training mission in Azawak, in the Tahoua region.  The trip which took place under tight security was in line with President Mohamed Bazoum’s strategy to…

Ghana’s government will today, Tuesday launch a campaign aimed at raising citizen awareness on the threats and dangers of a possible terror attack in the country.  This follows the increasing activities of militant insurgency groups within the West African sub-region,…

Lawmakers in Sierra Leone have urged authorities concerned to prioritize students from poor families when the government’s loan scheme starts to fully operate. Such concerns among others, came up during the approval of a Presidential nominee, Joseph Amara as Chief…

In Liberia, several public sector workers are criticizing the government for failing to increase their take home pay despite the passage of the country’s biggest budget. The budget was recently passed into law by the Legislature and approved by President…

In Nigeria, gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have launched an attack in the South-South region of Delta State, killing one and razing several trucks. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr.…

The Togolese government says around 15 assailants were killed during a "terrorist" attack last week in the north of the country, leaving eight soldiers dead. Togo's troops are deployed in the north of the country to try and contain a…

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum has said Mali's withdrawal from the G5 Sahel, a multinational force created to fight Islamist militants, will mark the end of the alliance. President Bazoum who made the remarks in an interview with French daily La…