The debate surrounding the criminalization of homosexuality in Senegal  has resurfaced in the National Assembly, where a Member of Parliament has proposed a law to severely punish anyone who has committed, and I quote, “an unnatural act,” end of quote. Imoh Edet…

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Wednesday, asked the government, particularly the Minister of the Interior, to continue with the implementation of the national strategy to fight against drugs. President Faye further asked for the strengthening of awareness on illicit drug…

The Swedish Embassy in Bamako says it is closing down because it continues to experience a worrying deterioration of the security situation in the country. This move will, however, not completely disengage Swedish ties in the Sahel, adding that its…

In Guinea, the ruling in the trial of the September 28, 2009, massacre will be handed down on July 31. This decision was taken by the Dixinn Criminal Court at the end of closing arguments yesterday, Wednesday. Nearly 2 years…

In Niger, the authorities are now looking to Chad for oil exports. This follows the diplomatic row with neighboring Benin, which has been going on for several months. Niamey wants to move away from Benin’s port of Sèmè Podji and…

Liberian Senate Protempore, Nyonblee Kangar-Lawrence, says corruption remains one of the major challenges that is undermining the efficiency and growth of public service in Liberia. She intoned that widespread public corruption is eroding public trust, thereby diverting much needed resources…

The Ministry of National Defense of Liberia has administratively discharged four soldiers from the Armed Forces of Liberia for acts incompatible with the National Defense Act of 2008, the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and the Constitution of the…

The Government of The Gambia has refuted recent claims circulating on social media that President Adama Barrow may have engaged in discussions with ex-President Yahya Jammeh.  The allegations arose following a video that has been widely shared, in which Senegalese…

Less than 24 hours after a man unsuccessfully detonated an explosive device near the state-owned Presidential Hotel, the Rivers State Government, Nigeria has arrested the suspect. The suspect, who is currently in custody, attempted the detonation during a pro-police protest…

The Minority in Parliament in Ghana are urging the government to draw lessons from the Kenyan riot and seriously address concerns of the public as they express fears of possible replication in Ghana, especially as the 2021 military invasion of the…

Oncology doctors in Ghana, at the country’s second largest referral hospital, the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have called of a strike which begun on June 24. This follows a meeting with the hospital’s management. The strike was in protest…