The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) says it has so far invested 397 million USD in critical sectors of the Côte d’Ivoire economy. This figure is expected to increase significantly following the implementation of additional pipeline projects which…

In Ghana, leading members of the ruling New Patriotic Party are demanding the arrest of a law lecturer for suggesting the country is ripe for a coup d’état. The subject of military takeovers has dominated media conversations for nearly a…

United Nations countries have agreed to create a legally binding global treaty to address plastic pollution in the world’s oceans, rivers and landscape. The U.N. Environment Assembly voted unanimously Wednesday at its meeting in Kenya’s capital Nairobi for a resolution…

Sierra Leone adjusted the pump prices of petrol, diesel, and kerosene upwards from ten thousand Leones {$1} to twelve thousand Leone {$1.2} per liter.  As always, such increases have ripple effects on the prices of basic essential services.  Transportation fares…

Nigerian government has begun the disbursement of a 551 Thousand USD grant for Women Affinity Groups in three pilot Local Government Areas in Niger state, North Central Nigeria.  The grant, co-funded with the World Bank, under the Nigeria for Women…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or UNHCR has expressed its commitment of working with the government and people of Liberia. UNHCR’s commitment was made over the weekend when the institution purchased a plot of land for the construction…

As part of the effort to mitigate the effect of climate change on the river basins, which includes Senegal, Mali, Guinea and Mauritania, The Organization for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS), says it is partnering with stakeholders to…

The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime in the Gambia says the trend in the use of illicit drugs among youth in West Africa has increased. The Programme Coordinator Coumba Mathurin Diop adds that the region being used as…

Nigeria's Minister of Defense, Bashir Magashi has again spoken of the commitment of the armed forces to winning the war against all forms of insecurity across the country.  Bashir Magashi, a retired General, presided over the passing out of newly…

At least 15 villagers have been reportedly killed by members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), in coordinated attacks on three communities in Borno state, Northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. Credible sources say ISWAP terrorists stormed Mandaragirau, a community…