A group of University students in Liberia on Wednesday, petitioned the United States embassy near Monrovia, calling on the U.S government to pressure President George Weah to address the socio-economic challenges facing the country. The protest under the banner ‘Fix…

The Ghana police service in the Ashanti region has secured a bench warrant for the arrest 62 suspects involved in the clashes at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.  Last week, students from two rival university residential halls,…

The Ministers of Defense of Burkina Faso and Mali as well as their close collaborators recently held a working session in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, where they pledged to collaborate against violent extremism. Last Monday, Alkassoum Indattou, Niger's…

The second Battalion of Ivorian blue helmets, intervening within the framework of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (Minusma), has been deployed in Timbuktu. According to a note from the Ivorian army, this deployment represents a full contingent…

The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the government is building a robust system that will reduce bribery and corruption and ensure efficient delivery of public services.  He observed that corruption has negatively affected revenue mobilization inhibiting development…

A national conference of religious, customary and traditional leaders has opened in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.  The aim of the conference according to organizers is to initiate consultation with the various community leaders, on their active participation in building a Burkina…

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says some eight hundred and ninety (890) schools have been closed in Niger due to insecurity, as of August 23.  These consist of eight hundred and fifty-five (855) primary schools and thirty-five (35) secondary schools.…