West Africa

Development partners in Liberia have signed an agreement with the government to strengthen development cooperation for aid effectiveness and implementation of projects. The move is intended to align donor funding and the vision of lifting citizens out of poverty. Abdullahi…

Dozens of terrorists were killed in Mali’s central region in airstrikes by the armed forces. In a statement over the weekend, the army said among those killed included a French-Tunisian jihadi. Imoh Edet has more.

The junta in Burkina Faso has announced plans to recruit thousands of soldiers to fight insurgents. Scheduled to commence next month, the army says the recruitment will strengthen the ranks of the combat team in the theatres of operation. The…

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has appealed to Ghanaians to act responsibly and safely during this Easter Celebration despite the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions. He said this while delivering his Easter message to the citizenry via Facebook on Thursday. The…

Sierra Leone's Former President – Ernest Bai Koroma has resigned as Chairman and Leader of his party, the country's main opposition All People's Congress (APC) after almost 20 years in that office.  His decision comes after a series of failed…

The Ghana Education Service, GES, has invited the National Investigations Bureau, NIB, to probe allegations of corruption in this year’s Senior High School placement processes. Some officers of the GES and the Ministry of Education have been accused of taking…

Ghana’s government says recent power outages being experienced in the country is not a return of load shedding popularly referred to as Dumsor. Residents in many parts of the capital, Accra and other regions have over the last few days…

Liberia has again, performed poorly in the 2021 United States Human Rights Report. In its report, the United States Department stated that the government of Liberia or its agents committed arbitrary killings and used the national budget as a tool for corruption.…

The United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF is calling on authorities in Nigeria to make schools safe and provide a secure learning environment for every child in the country. The call comes exactly eight years since the first known attack by…

Nigerian lawmakers are calling for the immediate resignation of the Minister of Defense and the National Security Adviser NSA for failing to tackle the activities of terrorists in parts of the country. The motions were moved by representatives Yusuf Gagdi…

Amnesty International has condemned Bamako over the slow pace of investigations into reported cases of killings and rights abuses. Amnesty International in a 70-page report published on Wednesday, specifically catalogued crimes committed in recent years against Malian civilians, in the…

There are fears of a fish shortage in Sierra Leone after the Industrial Vessel Fishermen threatened to suspend fishing activities if the government does not address their concerns surrounding their conditions of service. According to the fishermen, their current salary…