West Africa

the Public Utilities and Accountability Committee of Ghana announced Thursday that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta failed to pay an amount of over $100 Million into the Petroleum Holding Fund of the country. Addressing the Censure Committee, PIAC moved…

Unknown criminals have reportedly hacked the Central Bank of the Gambia and are demanding $2.5 million to release stolen sensitive information While the Gambia Government claims no mission critical systems were compromised and have launched an investigation, the U.S. Federal…

THE Nigerian army says its soldier shot and wounded a United Nations helicopter co-pilot on Thursday before going on to kill a humanitarian worker and a fellow soldier at a military base in northeastern of the country. Oge Obierika has…

37 Malian civil society organisations are kicking against an award presented to Islamic cleric Houka Houka Ag Alhousseini. Earlier this month, Houka Houka was celebrated by the Malian state for “service to peace and living together, however, the organizations have…

Le fraicheur est au porte de Niamey! chaque année en ces périodes au Niger,  c’est de l’harmattan.  A Niamey comme dans les autres villes, les populations sortent les vêtements lourds pour se protéger du froid. Période propice pour les petits…

The national  tripartite committee in Ghana, the body responsible for negotiating salary increment for workers, has announced a 10 percent increase in the 2023 national daily minimum wage. The committee has also announced a 15 percent cost of living allowance…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved 1.6 Million Dollars for the payment of Security Debarment Allowance to all military veterans. The president, who revealed this at the launch of the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem and Appeal fund, announced the…

The President of the Transition, Captain Ibrahim TRAORE, has decided to maintain his Captain's salary as an example of the sacrifice that is needed by all Burkinabes at this moment.  The Minister of Communication, Culture, Arts and Tourism, Jean Emmanuel…

The Chadian government has declared an emergency in 18 of the 23 provinces of the Central African country, following floodings that the World Health Organization (WHO), fears the outbreak of malaria and cholera, among other diseases. According to the WHO,…

In Liberia, the United Methodist Human Rights Monitor has strongly criticized the manner in which the national census is conducted by the Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo Information Service—LISGIS. The monitor’s Program Director, Jefferson Knight, said the process is…

Guinea-Bissau and Gabon have signed two agreements to strengthen their political and diplomatic relations, during a two-day state visit by Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló to Gabon.  The announcement was made by the Guinea-Bissau presidency on Wednesday. James Adjapong has…

Victims of Acute Kidney injuries have rejected claims by the health authorities that they refused to cooperate with investigators. They accused the authorities of deviating from pursuing the truth about the true cause of the injuries leading to dozens of…