West Africa

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said the vision of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of the poverty cycle within 10 years can be done.  President Buhari said this Monday after commissioning the first National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) Integrated…

Roche Omer Kraidy has been elected as the President of the Liberty and Democracy for the Republic (Lider), an Ivorian opposition party.  This party was founded by Mamadou Koulibaly, who was the former president of the Ivorian National Assembly under…

A bust of former President of Niger, Mr Issoufou Mahamadou has been unveiled in his honour by AU leaders, in Accra. The bust is in recognition of his immense contributions, sacrifices and dedication to the realization of the African Continental…

More than 15 people are missing after a ship sank off the coast of Liberia over the weekend.  The unlicensed vessel was sailing from the coast of the Capital Monrovia, to the Southeastern region of Maryland County when the incident…

Prime Minister Patrick Achi says World Bank programme to help medical clinics in Cote d’Ivoire procure equipment from General Electric and Philips could spur the cocoa-producing country’s development into a regional medical hub. As in other African countries, many smaller…

In Nigeria, Bandits on Sunday killed 13 policemen and three others in an attack on Kurar Mota community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The latest attack comes after the bandit’s leader exchanged his father who was arrested…

Fourteen (14) African heads of state are expected in Abidjan today, for a high-level meeting on the 20th Replenishment of the International Development Association's resources (IDA-20). According to a note from the Ivorian presidency, this reconstitution, aims to support a…

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) is warning that Intensive Care Units in Accra’s major hospitals are being overstretched as the country deals with a surge in Covid-19 cases. The General Secretary of GMA, Dr Justice Yankson, stated that hospitals in…

Nigeria has confirmed 154 More COVID-19 Cases as Third Wave Fears Rise. Lagos State which was the epicentre of infections during the first and second waves of the disease continues to record a higher number of cases amid concerns by…

There have been mixed reactions to the sentencing of an ally of former President Yahya Jammeh to death by hanging. Yankuba Touray was sentenced on Wednesday, for the murder of former Finance Minister Ousman Koro Ceesay. Yankuba was charged for…

Amnesty International is demanding that Malian authorities end the illegal administrative detention of the Former transitional President Bah N'Daw and former Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. The human rights group also insists on the immediate release of Generals Mohamed Lamine Ballo…

Ahead of this week's Muslim festival Eid-el-Kabir, Nigeria has put six states on red alert after witnessing a "worrisome" rise in COVID-19 infections, according a government official. The official in statement further urged people to curb gatherings and hold prayers…