West Africa

Cancer motility in Liberia is said to be on the rise especially among women. According to the country’s Director of Nutrition—Annette Brima Davis, statistics show that more women are dying due to cancer than their male counterparts.

Ghana’s Former President John Mahama has said it will not be enough for the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to be replaced. The former President wants President Akufo-Addo to “reconstitute and take control of the economic management team himself,” which is…

Two girls were killed in Thion in the province of Gnagna, in eastern Burkina Faso, after the explosion of improvised explosive devices. Reports indicate that three people were also seriously injured during the explosion. The victims, aged between 8 and…

Mali has been defending its commitment to the fight against terrorism. At the forum for Peace and Security in Africa in Dakar, the head of Mali’s diplomacy replied curtly to the representative of the French government who accused the current…

The speaker of Ghana’s parliament has deferred to the plenary, the ruling on whether or not Dome Kwabenya’s legislator, Sarah Adwoa Safo’s seat be declared vacant.  There has been clamour for the legislator to lose her seat having abandoned parliamentary…

Long queues have returned to fuel stations in Lagos, Abuja and other Nigerian cities following a scarcity of petroleum products. Confirming the development, the National Operations Controller, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Mr. Mike Osatuyi, attributed the scarcity…

The National Assembly of the Gambia held the third Extraordinary Session of the year 2022 on public health emergency-Acute Kidney Injury The members debated on the Acute Health Injury that is linked to the death of at least 70 children.…

The government of Liberia has signed an agreement with the African Power Pool –TRANSCO CLSG interconnection line for the supply of stable and affordable electricity for its citizens. The signing which was done Wednesday in the Ivorian Capital—Abidjan comes after…

The Republic of Niger has been ranked 109 out of 140 countries globally on observance of rule of law, rising two positions since last year, according to the latest Rule of Law Index rankings released Wednesday.  Regionally, Niger rank  18th…

An abrupt increment in calls and data tariff has sparked mixed feelings among citizens. In the last few days Liberians have witnessed a drastic reduction in tariff of calls and internet data without any prior notice from mobile phone operators.…

Two national police officers at the Tamou police station in the department of Say, Tillabéri region of Niger Republic were killed on Monday following an early morning attack. The officers had just arrived at the station where they took up…

The 14th Combined Arms Regiment of Djibo in Burkina Faso was attacked on Monday.   A statement by The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso said the elements of the regiment valiantly responded to…