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…

The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors has endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for the period of 2022-2026 to support The Gambia’s development priorities. This is according to Nathan Belete, Country Director for The Gambia, Cabo Verde,…

President Julius Maada Bio has commissioned the expansion of Marampa Mines from 1.5 to 3.25 million tons of high-grade concentrate per annum.  As our Freetown correspondent Patrick Sallia reports, Marampa Mines is Sierra Leone's second-largest deposit of iron ore with a…

In Ghana, there are growing calls to have the country develop its own index to assess media freedom. It follows Ghana's poor showing in the World Press Freedom index which saw the country drop 30 places to 60th in the…

Airlines in Nigeria have called off their planned shutdown of flight operations earlier set to take effect from today, May 9th, 2022. The operators had threatened to suspend services over the high cost of aviation fuel also known as Jet…

Cote d’Ivoire is currently a nation in mourning following the death of Amadou Soumahoro, president of the Ivorian assembly. Soumahoro who died on Saturday at the age of 68, was considered a loyalist of President Alassane Ouattara and an icon…

In Burkina Faso, dozens of demonstrators marched through the capital, Ouagadougou on Saturday to demand the release of Lieutenant Colonel Emmanuel Zoungrana.  Colonel Zoungrana of the Burkinabe army was arrested in January 2022 for an attempted coup d'état.  He has…

In Nigeria, bandits killed at least 48 people in three communities of Zamfara state, northwest of the country. According to a local government official, the bandits stormed the communities at different times of the day last Friday and killed dozens…