West Africa

After 25 days of captivity in Mali, a plastic surgeon of Thai nationality was released against payment of a ransom. The plastic surgeon and YouTuber, Dr. Nopparat Rattananawaraha was kidnapped in the Malian town of Kemparana, in the circle of…

Nigeria’s government has expressed strong disapproval at the unverified security alert recently issued by certain embassies in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, condemned the act on Tuesday in Abuja at a ministerial panel of the…

Experts in Ghana are calling for the cessation of speculations about the local currency as the Economic Management team begins meetings on the Ghanaian economy.  Ghana’s Economic management team has begun meeting to find solutions to the country’s worsening economic…

The Nigeria Police Force has launched counter- terrorism simulation in Abuja, the country’s capital, to thwart any plot by terrorists to attack any part of the City. This is against the backdrop of an elevated risk alert issued by the…

A group of "Concerned Chadians" living in Burkina Faso have called for an end to what they called “State violence against the citizens and prosecution of those charged with crimes bordering on murder of innocent citizens.  The group under the…

The high dollar rate is pushing major pharmaceutical groups in the country to demand cash payment for supplies to health facilities in the country. At a news conference in Accra the Ghana National Chamber of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of…

The Liberia National Police has provided an update on the recent seizure of huge counterfeit Liberian dollar banknotes. The seizure of the counterfeit banknotes recently generated huge public concerns over the status of the new currency being printed and infused…

Clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the Nigerian state of Benue left at least 23 people dead, a local official said on Thursday. Violence between farmers and pastoralists has become increasingly common in recent years as population growth leads to…

A poll by Global Info Analytics has indicated that 77 percent of Ghanaians believe the country is heading in the wrong direction as of October. The survey noted that only 16 percent of Ghanaians believed the country was heading in…

Montserrado County Senator Darius Dillon is calling for the arrest and prosecution of officials at the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services over reported acts of corruption. The statistics house has over the last few months been entangled with…

ActionAid Nigeria has called on the government to declare a state of emergency on the flood situation across Nigeria. Country Director, Ene Obi made the call while hosting a joint press conference to their assessment of the devastating flood and…

Fishers at the Sekondi Landing Beach in the Western Region of Ghana have not been supplied with premix for close to two months. According to the fishermen they now have to buy fuel from filling stations and mix them with…