Guinea's ruling junta has reached an agreement with Rio Tinto and a Chinese-backed consortium to resume activities at the huge Simandou iron ore deposit. Over the weekend, the mines minister said, the agreement was reached after the parties resolved infrastructure…

The United States Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions on individuals connected with Nigeria’s armed group Boko Haram. Six Nigerian nationals who were found guilty of setting up a Boko Haram cell in the United Arab Emirates to raise funds…

ECOWAS has charged military leaders in Guinea to provide an acceptable timeline for transition to democratic rule by April 25, 2022. Failure to do so, according to ECOWAS, will lead to economic and financial sanctions. Leaders of ECOWAS made the…

The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission says it is partnering with the Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions of West Africa to investigate corruption cases in Liberia and other West African countries.  Since independence in 1847, corruption continues to undermine the growth of Liberia—a…

The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the killing of an official attached to the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, after a terrorist invasion of the Kaduna International Airport over the weekend.  The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan…

A blue deal has been reached at the just concluded 9th World Water Forum in Dakar, with 5 pillars founded. The deal which is termed the Dakar declaration 2022 highlights 5 critical pillars which will ensure water security and sustainability…

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has resumed its protest in the nation's capital Abuja, over the lingering industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. NANS President, Sunday Asefon, confirmed that student leaders at all levels…

 The controversial steel giant—Arcelor Mittal Mineral Development Agreement has backfired as Liberia's  legislature has refused to ratify the agreement. President George Weah had described the deal as one of the best, citing expansion in investment job creation among others but…

As of Friday 25th March, 2022, the new constitution of Sierra Leone's main opposition political party, All People's Congress {APC} has come into effect replacing the party’s 27 year old supreme law.  This comes after a long process to democratise…