West Africa

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged the Inspector General of Police to ensure that the killers of late Mfantseman Member of Parliament are apprehended. EkowQuansahHayford was shot dead on October 9 during an armed robbery attack while on his way…

The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in The Gambia has announced a two percent surge of passes in the overall 2020 GABECE (what is GABECE) results for 9th graders in the country.  While overall passes rose, a systematic drop…

Ghana’s Ministry of Interior has with immediate effect, deployed 200 police officers to serve as guards to Members of Parliament (MPs) till the end of the year. This comes under a week after a sitting legislator was shot dead in…

The Malian army and local authorities say suspected Islamist militants killed 25 people including 13 soldiers in multiple attacks in central Mali, burning down an army base and ambushing troops sent as reinforcements. The attacks were the deadliest since the…

Amnesty International says the Nigerian Police Force has killed 10 persons since the anti-police brutality protests started last week against the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS). Amnesty International while disclosing this in a social media statement, condemned the continued use…

Parts of the Greater Accra and Central Regions were left inundated in water over the weekend, following hours of heavy rains. The rains affected areas such as Accra and Kasoa. Some commuters had to abandon their vehicles in the moving…

The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission of the Gambia is set to resume public hearings today Monday. The Commission is also expected to hear the circumstances leading to the murder of 56 West African citizens by Gambian security forces in…

The Ghana Journalists Association has condemned the arrest of the Managing Editor of the Ghanaian Digital Newspaper, Whatsapp news and Vice–President of the Private Newspapers Publishers Association of Ghana David Tamakloe. Tamakloe was arrested by the police on 7 October…

The Tema Marine Police Unit in Ghana has picked up six people in connection with an alleged attempt to illegally import arms and ammunition into the country from Turkey.  The 436 pistols and 26 packs of ammunition consisting of 50…

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, who doubles as the head of the West African economic bloc ECOWAS, arrived in Mali on Sunday for an official visit after the group lifted sanctions on the country following a military coup in August. The…

The Inspector-General of Nigeria Police Force, Mohammed Adamu, has dissolved the controversial sub-unit of the force, the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS). This followed a nation-wide outrage during which protesters carried placards calling for scrapping of the unit which they accused…

The Gambia has relaxed travel restrictions as the tourist season draws nearer. However, airspace and land border remain closed. Sankulleh Janko reports from Banjul.