The Gambia wins WAFU U-20 Cup
The young scorpions defeated host and neigbours Senegal 5:4 on penalties to go home with the trophy.
The young scorpions defeated host and neigbours Senegal 5:4 on penalties to go home with the trophy.
The National Independent Electoral Commission of Burkina Faso published provisional results of the legislative elections over the weekend. The electoral commission said the ruling coalition of the Burkinabe President – Roch Kabore, who was re-elected to a second term last…
One of the main opposition figures in Togo, Brigitte Adjamagbo-Johnson, was arrested over the weekend in the capital Lomé, for what the authorities described as "attacking the internal security of the state". Public prosecutor, Essolis-sam Poyodi said the arrest follows…
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The fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s defiant Tigray region on Monday called on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to stop what he called “the madness” and withdraw troops from the region as he asserted that fighting continues “on every front”. His statement…
Sierra Leone’s female population which is 52% has for decades suffered the ills of the society and continue to endure same. Such has even put them in a discriminating place in politics with hardly any woman holding an executive post…
A Ghanaian environmental champion has been announced as the recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize 2020. The jury announced Ezekiel Chibeze, citing his commitment to pushing for good governance in Ghana’s environmental sector and for his climate leadership in Ghana,…
A consortium of local and international organisations condemns what it described as the new arbitrary detention of Oumar Sylla, a member of the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC) and deputy coordinator of Tournons La Page. He…
The Nigerian military’s withdrawal from smaller towns in areas where it is fighting Boko Haram is said to have placed residents at risk of attacks by the militants. The army announced last year it was withdrawing small units and formations…
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African envoys visited Ethiopia Wednesday to plead for peace, hours before an ultimatum was to expire for Tigrayan forces to surrender or face an assault on the northern region’s capital. Rights groups fear the onslaught could bring huge civilian casualties.…