The 9thWorld Water Forum is slated to be held in Dakar, Senegal from 22nd to 27th March 2022 under the theme "Water security for peace and development". The event which is the first of its kind to be held in…

West Africa continues to face enormous challenges in the production, distribution, and widespread use of farming inputs including peasant seeds, fertilizers and pesticides.  In Djmini, a small village in Kolda, Southern Senegal, Lamin Beyai, is trying to change the narrative…

Liberia’s Government has commenced another wave of vehicular inspection in the midst of increase in the price of petroleum. The sharp increase in the pump price of petroleum has resulted in an increase in transportation fare at the disadvantage of…

In Benin, the price of baguettes has risen in some towns. Four out of the twelve departments in Benin now buy bread at 150 CFA francs for 200g bread. Since the beginning of the week consumers have been complaining about…

Ghana’s government has taken steps to stop a private developer who pulled down the Bulgarian embassy building in the capital Accra.  The incident has sparked fears of a diplomatic row between the two countries with revelations pointing to the alleged…

Mali and Mauritania have agreed to establish a mixed commission of inquiry and joint patrols after the death of several Mauritanian civilians at the border with Mali.  These decisions were arrived at, after a 48-hour visit by Malian authorities in…

Hundreds of Gambian villagers along the southern Senegalese region of Cassamance border have been displaced after fighting erupted between Senegalese soldiers and Movement for Democratic Forces of Casamance MFDC. Residents reported hearing an exchange of gunfire on Sunday as they…

Nigeria's Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has charged the ECOWAS Parliament to champion national processes that would strengthen democracy and improve governance in West Africa. The former leader was speaking at the just concluded First Extraordinary Session of the Fifth…

France says it will continue to assist Malian troops battling the Islamist insurgency in the Sahel even after its counter-terrorism mission has withdrawn. This is however under one condition; only where Russian fighters are not present  Commander of Operation Barkhane,…