West Africa

Nigeria’s North western state of Kano State has announced the suspension of all operational licenses of all private schools across the state until they are vetted. Commissioner for Education, Sanusi Said Kiru made the announcement on Monday. The measures are…

In Ghana, Public universities are at risk of a mass shutdown as the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) strike enters its third consecutive week. By statutes, public universities must be closed down after 21 days of non-academic work. UTAG…

There have been reports that fighting between Senegalese forces and Salif Sadio rebel faction has spilled over to the Gambian border village in Foni.  People of Ballen village in the Gambia are evacuating women and children to the neighboring village of Kapa. …

The African Union (AU) has condemned the military takeover in Burkina Faso, calling on the national army and security forces to ensure the physical integrity of the President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and his government. In a statement issued by…

As a follow-up to an initial communique issued by the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), the regional body, Wednesday said that it is holding an extraordinary session on Friday, January 28, 2022. As Tofik Abdul Nasir reports, the…

The meeting between the EU and the G5 Sahel countries whas been postponed due to the coup in Burkina Faso. The decision follows consultations with the Chadian presidency, chair of the G5 Sahel, its counterparts, and the European Union. The…

President Adama Barrow has constituted a presidential task force to investigate the killing of two Senegalese soldiers by the rebels along the Gambia’s southern border with Senegal. The Gambian leader who assured the affected communities of his government’s unflinching commitment…

In Nigeria, members of the green chamber of the National Assembly have set up two ad-hoc committees to probe the actual consumption of petrol and production capacity of the nation’s refineries. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila disclosed…

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo says his government has initiated a process to reform safety regulations in the mining sector after the tragic explosion that rocked Appiatse. The small town in Bogoso in the Western part of the country made headlines…

In Senegal, the Ministry of Health and Social Action on Monday announced, new infections and new deaths related to COVID-19. According to officials, there have been 79 new COVID cases from 1442 tests, representing a positivity rate of 5.47%. Veronica…

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged the Federal Government’s resolve to continue to initiate programmes that will impact the lives of ordinary Nigerians. President Buhari made the pledge on Thursday while commissioning the Urban Renewal projects executed by the Kaduna State…

At least 16 people have been killed in a fire at a nightclub in Cameroon's capital Yaoundé, the government has said. The blaze was "accidental" and caused by fireworks being used in the club, it added. At least eight others…