West Africa

A former army private admitted at a trial on Tuesday that he had helped transport a hit squad to assassinate Burkina Faso's revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, 34 years ago. The trial unfolding at a military court in Ouagadougou is being…

Former Liberian warlord-turned-president Charles Taylor has filed a lawsuit against his country's government over its "refusal" to pay his pension and retirement benefits. Mr. Taylor was jailed for 50-years for war crimes he committed in neighboring Sierra Leone. More details…

Guinea's military leader Colonel Mamady Doumbouya has appointed a prominent campaigner against female genital mutilation (FGM) as foreign minister, in his latest change since taking power last month. The West African state's new diplomatic chief is Morissanda Kouyate, who last…

The Gambia’s United Democratic Party has condemned Monday’s arrest of a leader of the former ruling Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction Party. The party described as illegal the deployment of personnel of the Gambia Police Force to forcefully enter…

G20 countries have received 15 times more COVID-19 vaccine doses per capita than countries in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new analysis. The analysis, conducted by science analytics company Airfinity, exposes the severity of vaccine inequity between high-income and low-income…

Liberia has committed toward fighting against breast cancer and other diseases that affect women largely.  This commitment was made by President George Weah, during a program marking the breast cancer awareness campaign organized by his wife, first lady in collaboration…

The third poll by the International Republican Institute’s Center for Insights in Survey Research in Sierra Leone finds that citizens are fairly evenly divided about the direction of the country. This is despite strong personal economic optimism and support for…

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has announced the suspension of Ghana Card services at all offices of the Ghana Revenue Authority, the Registrar General’s Department, and NIA head office.  A release from the NIA stated that the suspension will take…

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will launch the e-Naira, also called Nigerian Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), on today (Monday), 25 October. The head of corporate communications of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Osita Nwanisobi made the announcement in a…

UN Security Council delegates, led by the ambassadors from the US, France and Niger, arrived in Bamako for two days of talks to push the military-led interim government for a return to democracy after two coups in nine months. The…

Scores of women marched Sunday in the Senegalese capital of Dakar, calling for women’s increased participation in politics and governance. The event took place ahead of local elections due in January 2020. Veronic Njie reports.

Ghana may have no option than to return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial support if its debt continues to rise. According to a Bloomberg survey, the country may have to pay a higher premium if it returns…