West Africa

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.

In a correspondence addressed to the Minister of Civil Service, Mali’s National Union of Workers in State Administration (Syntade) requests the immediate halt of legal proceedings initiated by the National Office for the Fight against Illicit Enrichment against civil servants. …

The Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has written both Chambers of the Legislature seeking the suspension of the 2020 National Referendum to next year. According to a PUL Statement issued in Monrovia Wednesday, the Union said public education on the…

Two high-level UN Officials voiced concern this week over the risk of “incitement to hostility, discrimination or violence” as Guinea gears up for elections on 18 October. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said there are already serious indications…

Burkina Faso's government says eighteen Burkinabe nationals died when a bus they were travelling in crashed near the town of Bouake in central Ivory Coast on Wednesday. Minister of Communication of Burkina Faso Remi Dandjinou says the deaths occurred when…

Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says a current cocoa policy is being piloted by his government. According to him, the policy has shown that farmers could increase their cocoa yield from two to ten bags per acre of land.…

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, strongly condemns an attack that killed 25 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Burkina Faso on the night of 4 October. Survivors of the attack said that 25 people- all men – were killed, and one…

The American envoy to Mali says U.S. government’s suspension of military aid to Mali will remain in place until the country has held elections. J. Peter Pham told reporters on a conference call Wednesday that cooperation with international partners in…

The leaders of four major opposition political parties in Liberia have expressed disappointment over the refusal of President George Weah to recall the nomination of Dee-Maxwell Kemayah, the man he appointed as foreign minister despite claims of sexual harassment against…

At long last, Liberian health workers call off their ongoing strike following intervention of the United Nations. For the past three weeks, the health workers have been on strike, demanding COVID-19 hazard pay, improved working conditions, as well as increase…

Police in the Gambia have called on National Assembly Member Ya Kumba Jaiteh for questioning. The nominated member is accused of obstructing agents of the Drug Law Enforcement Agency of the Gambia. She is expected to report back to the…