In Ghana, the Convener of #fixthecountry, Oliver Barker Vormawor, has been remanded in police custody for another two weeks by the Ashaiman District Court. The embattled civil rights advocate, was thrown out of the court for openly challenging the magistrate. …

The Fifth Legislature of the National Assembly of the Gambia has come to an end as it held its final Ordinary Session on Monday. During the 5-year period, the parliament passed 53 bills including the Constitutional Review Commission, the Human…

Gambia on Wednesday asked judges at the World Court to reject a challenge by Myanmar to a case brought to halt alleged acts of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, saying the West African state was "no one's proxy". On…

A source at Burkina Faso's presidency said on Wednesday that the country is considering a 30-month transitional period to elections following a military coup in January.  The source made this known to Reuters news agency after a commission tasked with…

The leaders of the World Bank and IMF have said they are ready to help Ukraine while warning that Russia’s invasion will have repercussions for the global economic recovery. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said she was deeply concerned about the…

Ghana’ Parliament has tasked government to ensure the immediate evacuation of Ghanaian students currently stranded in Ukraine. This comes hours after the foreign ministry has advised the students in to seek shelter in their homes or in designated government places of…

Youth in oil-producing communities in Nigeria are protesting over the alleged failure of the government to protect them against environmental hazards posed by oil-producing firms. The protesters are alleging years of neglect and insensitivity by several multinational oil companies, and…