In Togo, new measures have been enforced as part of the fight against the coronavirus.  Faced with the drop in the positivity rate and new contaminations observed for several weeks, the Government has decided to relax most of the restrictive…

Niger's Ministry of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs has announced that the 5th vaccination campaign against COVID-19 will take place from Friday February 25 to Tuesday March 3, 2022 in all eight (08) regions of the country.  This is…

Nigeria has been recognized as making progress towards tackling violence against women and girls which is commonplace in many parts of the country.  While efforts have been hindered by the non-passage of the Child’s Right Act into law by most…

Ghana Parliament Speaker Alban Bagbin, has threatened to fully utilize the services of the Marshal Department to restore order in the chamber.  Addressing the House on Wednesday, the Speaker noted that he would no longer bear the breaches being committed…

In Nigeria, two suspects, have been arrested by the Federal capital territory police command for engaging in interstate child trafficking. Spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, while parading the suspects revealed that they were arrested following credible intelligence. According to her, one of…

Senegal and Turkey on Wednesday signed a joint military agreement. Turkish defense Minister Hulusi Akar signed the document with his Senegalese counterpart Sidiki Kaba as part of President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an’s delegation visit to Senegal.  The agreement is expected to…

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres on Wednesday ordered for the immediate release of four soldiers of the Foreign Legion of the French army operating for the United Nations mission in Central Africa (MINUSCA). Recall that four…

French Prime Minister Jean Castex says France will not tolerate any ultimatum and will not be sensitive to any pressure in the management of the withdrawal of its troops from Mali.  This comes close to a week after Mali's army-led government…

The international humanitarian medical non-governmental organization, Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF is helping treat injured children after the bombing of a village on the Nigerian border.  On Friday afternoon an airstrike hit a small village in the Madarounfa district of southern…

Mali’s defense minister has revealed that eight Malian soldiers were killed, 14 others injured and four are missing following a clash with fighters in the northeast of the West African nation.  The latest attack comes after Mali’s ruling military government…