The Academic Staff of the University of Sierra Leone have resumed their suspended industrial action on Monday 23rd November over conditions of service.  Patrick Sallia reports from Freetown…

The Guinean government on Monday announced a ban on political demonstrations across the country until further notice, citing the coronavirus pandemic. But the opposition has denounced the move, saying the government is using the pandemic to silence opponents of President…

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR has airlifted 95 tonnes of emergency supplies as nearly 15,000 Ivorians find refuge in Liberia. A statement from the agency said that a chartered Boeing 747 cargo flight loaded with blankets, jerry cans, kitchen sets,…

The media reported on Tuesday that seven people, including six foreigners, have been jailed for seven years for oil theft in Nigeria. The sentence was handed down to two Pakistani nationals, two Ukrainians, one person from Ghana, one from Indonesia,…