West Africa

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says close to 680,000 people have fled Ukraine since the Russian military invasion on February 24, with the number rising rapidly. Head of the agency Filippo Grandi, said the situation could become Europe’s largest refugee…

As countries continue to condemn Russia’s actions and impose sanctions, Turkey says it has no intention of joining in international sanctions against Russia over its war with Ukraine. Atiewin Mbillah-Lawson tells us more

Ghana’s foreign affairs minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey says some students trapped in Ukraine are refusing being airlifted back to Ghana. It follows intensified efforts by the Ghanaian government to have students and citizens’ alike return to the country as the…

Togo’s education ministry has banned the illicit and forced sale of documents and textbooks in schools. This is part of the country’s planned cleanup of the ecosystem of primary and secondary education towards the achievement of a "universal, equitable and…

A bill to grant life pension to presiding officers of the National Assembly has failed at the National Assembly. The bill was rejected during the voting process at both chambers on Tuesday when less than the required number were available…

In Nigeria, the Government and leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU resumed negotiations on Tuesday, in a bid to reach an agreement to end the ongoing strike by the academic union. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr.…

The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime in the Gambia says the trend in the use of illicit drugs among youth in West Africa has increased. The Programme Coordinator Coumba Mathurin Diop adds that the region being used as…

Nigeria's Minister of Defense, Bashir Magashi has again spoken of the commitment of the armed forces to winning the war against all forms of insecurity across the country.  Bashir Magashi, a retired General, presided over the passing out of newly…

At least 15 villagers have been reportedly killed by members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), in coordinated attacks on three communities in Borno state, Northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. Credible sources say ISWAP terrorists stormed Mandaragirau, a community…

Burkina Faso's ruling junta, the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration says the transition period cannot be "fixed," and that the transition can only take place when the West African nation has "reached a certain level of strength." The junta…

The ECOWAS mediation mission sent to Mali to hold talks with the military junta over restoring civilian rule in the volatile country have left Bamako after talks ended inconclusively.  The delegation led by mediator Goodluck Jonathan was unable to reach…

The 6th edition of the Open Sahel Festival which began over the weekend in Mboumba, Northern region of Senegal which borders Mauritania, came to a close with colourful cultural, art and drama displays by the host communities. The festival is…