Civil society organizations in Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Gender are again lobbying for lawmakers to fast-track the enactment of the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Bill.  Patrick Sallia was in Parliament when CSOs made inquiries about progress so…

The government of Liberia has denied reports that there is a nationwide shortage of rice on the market Rice importers in the country have over the last few weeks refused to supply the market, something Information Minister Ledgerhood Rennie says…

On Thursday, Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo assented the electronic transactions bill, which now makes it law after the legislature passed it on Tuesday The signing of the bill into to law comes in spite of legal processes filed at the…

Nigerian Lawmaker, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, is advocating for Nigerians to be allowed to carry firearms, following the spate of insecurity across the country.  Doguwa, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, made the submission during Thursday's plenary at the…

Motorcycle business is providing employment for youth of Farafenni a cosmopolitan town in the North Bank Region of the Gambia, 110 north of the capital Banjul. The booming business is gradually discouraging young people from embarking on irregular migration as…

In Nigeria’s Kaduna State, reports indicate that there was another attack on Wednesday night, by gunmen who stormed a low-cost housing estate at Kofar Gayan in Zaria Local Government Area of the state. Police authorities, at the time of filing…

The Malian Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs, Colonel Sadio Camara, says his country has received 30 new combat equipment from Russia to assist in the fight against terrorism. This comes as the Malian army says it has neutralized three…

In Burkina Faso, consultations are underway to allow ousted ex-president Kaboré to return to his family. The assurance was given by the spokesperson for the Burkinabè transitional government, Lionel Bilgo, in a press release sent on Thursday to the Economic…

The Drug Law Enforcement Agency of The Gambia (DLEAG) has arrested 13 foreign nationals including 12 Nigerians and one Sierra Leonean on suspicion of involvement in online scamming and fraudulent activities. According to Ousman Saidybah, the Spokesperson of the Drug…