West Africa

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, has charged the United Nation’s Security Council (UNSC), which is the central mechanism of the United Nations for maintaining international peace and security, to support “adequate, predictable and sustainable financing of African-led operations”, in the global…

The citizen think tank WATHI on Thursday, organized a virtual roundtable on the effectiveness of defence and security forces in the Sahel and West Africa.  The keynote speaker Hassane Koné, a senior researcher at the Institute for Security Studies and…

The leadership of an pressure group Arise Ghana say they will go ahead with a 3-day protest in front of the seat of government despite caution from the Ghana police service against the demonstration.  The greater regional police Command has…

Residents of Gunjur, a coastal town in The Gambia, have gathered to mark the first anniversary of a mysterious disappearance. About 200 people, mostly young men, are believed to have taken a boat to begin a journey to Spain in…

The 7th ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority summit is underway in the Gambian capital – Banjul. The flagship event is hosted by the Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). The forum brought together major stakeholders including representatives of the Ministries…

The Supreme Court has ordered investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas to appear in open court to testify in a case brought against the former President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi by the state. The world-renowned investigative journalist protects…

A non-governmental organization Women Empowerment for Self-Employment is alarmed over the deplorable conduction of several safe homes across Liberia. Safe homes were constructed across Liberia to provide important service to survivors of sexual violence, however, the organization’s chairperson Grace Scotland-…

The Manufacturers Association has again urged the Nigerian government to allocate a significant proportion of available Forex to the productive sector, particularly manufacturing.  Director General of MAN Mr. Segun Ajayi Kadiri and other stakeholders in the manufacturing sector made the…

Senegal’s Coordination of Press Associations (CAP) is demanding the unconditional release of the journalist, Pape Alé Niang, who was arrested on the weekend. Niang was detained by police over allegations that he distributed information the authorities say is ‘liable to…

A commissioner at the National Elections Commission in Liberia has called for an end to violence against women and the disabled in the upcoming 2023 elections. Statistics show that during electioneering periods in Liberia, women, and people with disabilities are…

Five persons who were victims of human trafficking have been freed from their abductors by officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Sokoto, North Western Nigeria.  Commandant of NSCDC in Sotoko State, Mohammed Sale, Dada said…

Ghana’s government has dragged three striking teacher unions to the national labor commission after they declared a deadlock in ongoing engagements.  The disgruntled teacher unions are demanding the removal of the director general of the Ghana education service Dr. Eric…