West Africa

Brisk business along border communities in Ghana’s Volta, Oti, Northern, North east and Upper East regions are expected to bounce back following the decision by the Togolese government to reopen their side of the –Ghana –Togo border. Ghana and Togo…

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed Nigeria's committment to further invest in the provision of infrastructure and facilities for safe, secure, environmentally friendly and sustainable civil aviation. The President said this when he received the Secretary General of International Civil Aviation…

In Burkina Faso, rescue workers have found no survivors in a rescue chamber deep inside a flooded zinc mine.  The Perkoa mine, owned by Canadian firm Trevali Mining Corp and located about 120km (75 miles) west of the capital Ouagadougou,…

For the second time in under one week, Ghana’s Ministry of National Security has urged Ghanaians to be more vigilant, warning that Ghana is a target for terrorists in the sub-region. In a statement on Tuesday, the minister Albert Kan…

Five opposition leaders were charged and jailed in Chad for disturbing public order during a Saturday demonstration. The demonstration was against France, accused of supporting the military junta. Veronic Njie reports

 There have been new arrest in Mali for financial embezzlement surrounding the purchase of some military equipment. While the case dates back to 2014 under the presidency of the late Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the former Chief of the General Staff…

Relatives of the abducted victims from the Abuja-Kaduna attack have threatened to disrupt the resumption of rail services if the government fails to secure the release of their loved ones before its planned resumption of train services. The aggrieved relatives…

The EU says it will leave its military training mission in Mali suspended, but will not terminate it for the time being. Abdulahi Hassan reports that the Blocs foreign policy chief made this stament after a meeting with EU defence…

Experts have called on ECOWAS member states be proactive towards the creation of a functional ECOWAS common market. Speaking during the 2022 International conference of the ECOWAS Court, the integration authorities asked that governments show more commitment to their Community…

In the Gambia, several women rights activists have called on President Adama Barrow's government to ensure equal representation in ministerial positions in the country, describing the current situation as unjust to women. Currently there are three females in cabinet and…

Nigeria's electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has tasked Political Parties to engage more women’s participation in Political Processes. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Outreach and Partnership Committee, Professor Kunle Ajayi stated this in Abuja during a workshop…

Twelve hours after Guinea Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the country’s parliament and called for parliamentary elections by the end of the year, many have expressed reservations about the decision. On Monday, in an address to the nation, the…