West Africa

Burkina Faso began two days of mourning on Sunday after 41 people died in the latest attack by suspected jihadists in the troubled and largely unprotected north. A bloody six-year-long jihadist campaign has claimed around 2,000 lives and forced 1.4…

A US ban imposed on several southern African nations, including South Africa where the Covid-19 omicron variant was first detected, will be lifted next week, according to a White House official. On Saturday, White House assistant press secretary Kevin Munoz…

A former Deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, and two others have been charged for allegedly causing financial loss to the state. Cassiel Ato Forson, a former Chief Director of the Ministry of Health; Sylvester Anemana, and a businessman; Richard…

Guinea's Minister of Public Service and Labor announced on Wednesday, the retirement of 352 civil servants and contractors from various departments, governorates, prefectures and municipalities. According to the minister, these administrative workers have reached the age limit of their hierarchy.…

In Togo, the latest Afrobarometer report has revealed that majority Togolese believe Nigeria has more influence than the AU and ECOWAS. Findings also reveal that among the foreign powers, the Togolese prefer the United States to China, while France has…

The deputy spokesperson of the Ivorian government, Mamadou Touré, announced on Wednesday the adoption, in the Council of Ministers, of an ordinance opening up to competition the universal postal service from March 8, 2025. This ordinance fixes the date of…

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is proposing that end-of-year church services should be held either online or in open spaces, in compliance with measures to halt the spread of Covid-19 this holiday season.  According to Director-General of GHS, Dr. Patrick…

Nigeria recorded 2,123 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday; its highest ever daily infection since the outbreak of the virus in February 2020. The figures were released on Wednesday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Abdullahi Hassan, has more:

Pressure group, OccupyGhana wants the legislators who were involved in Monday’s brawl in Parliament to be prosecuted. The group said it is disappointed at the trend of use of violence by MPs in recent times especially when it is expected…

Members of the Neo Black Movement of Africa, have threatened to sue the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, in seven days, if the media house fails retract a documentary it aired last week portraying the group in a bad light.  The…

The leader of a 2008 coup in Guinea Moussa Dadis Camara has returned to the country after 11 years in exile. The 57 years old landed in Guinea on Wednesday to a crowd of supporters and sympathizers. Camara went into…

Niger’s Prime Minister Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou says his country needs Turkey's experience and equipment support in its fight against terrorism.  Premier in an interview with Anadolu Agency said the cooperation between Turkey and Niger is multidimensional adding that the Niger office…