A military tribunal has ruled against the Former president Blaise Compaore and nine others in the assassination of Thomas Sankara in 1987. The court in Ouagadougou Tuesday ordered Compaore and the other defendants to pay the families of Sankara and…

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Morris American Rubber Company (MARCO) in Liberia, Francis Dennis, has urged residents of Morris Farm to respect the outcome of a court process. Speaking to a team of journalists in Monrovia, Mr. Dennis stressed…

The Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) of Ghana has met with some stakeholders on the scheduled tariff adjustments.  Already, the Ghana Water Company Ltd and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have made proposals for upward adjustments in tariffs to…

US investment Bank, JP Morgan has removed Nigeria from its list of emerging markets, citing what it  calls government's failure to take advantage of high oil prices.  The report released by the multinational financial institution says that the Nigerian National…

The German government on Wednesday said it had agreed to raise its contingent in the UN’s MINUSMA peacekeeping mission in Mali to a maximum of 1,400 troops from 1,100 previously to help plug gaps left by a French pullout. Government…

Stakeholders in the media industry on Wednesday converged on Abuja, Nigeria's capital, to canvass for legislations and policies that protect the rights of journalists.  The one day event, organized by the International Press Center, ICP, concluded with the launch of…

Passengers of public transport operators in Ghana are having to cough up 20 percent more on transport fares following a decision by the largest private transport service to increase fares again.  The Ghana Private Road Transport Union has for the…

A judge has summoned French Foreign Minister Jean Yves le Drian, as part of an investigation into an attack on public property and other offences. According to a Malian judicial source, the investigation follows a complaint from several civil groups…