A veteran Nigerian radio journalist, Hamisu Danjibga, has been found dead in north-west Zamfara state three days after he was declared missing.
Danjibga worked with...
President Nana Akufo-Addo, has reiterated the need for payment of reparations for the countries affected by the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
According to President Akufo-Addo, “No...
The West African states of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, have formed a defence alliance, according to Mali’s interim President, Colonel Assimi Goïta in...
The thoughts of one Moroccan schoolteacher immediately turned to her pupils when she felt the 6.8-magnitude earthquake strike a week ago.
Nesreen Abu ElFadel...
Kenya’s anti-drugs abuse agency, Nacada, has raised concern over drug addicts injecting themselves with animal tranquilisers as an alternative to heroin.
It follows the...
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of nepotism after naming his son in a new cabinet following his controversial re-election last month.
Mr...
Gabon’s military leaders say they have freed deposed President Ali Bongo from house arrest, where he has been since they seized power last week.
This...
Veteran journalist, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has admonished African leaders to desist from creating situations that would lead to coup coup d'état.
The Managing Editor of...
African leaders have issued a declaration proposing new taxes across the world to fund action against climate change.
The Nairobi Declaration was issued at the...
The Central African regional bloc, known as Eccas, says it has suspended Gabon’s membership in response to last week’s coup.
Earlier on Monday, the coup...
Amidst the wave of successful military coups sweeping across the African continent, JournalistsSanctuary International (JSI) has called on the military governments to not disturb...
Gabon’s new military leader has pledged to return the country to democracy, but has refused to provide timelines for fresh elections.
General Brice Oligui Nguema...
Kenya is grappling with a shortage of condoms, exacerbated by dwindling donor funding, leading to concerns about access to safe sex measures and the...
The Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV, has joined the chorus urging the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) not to resort...
Gabon’s president Ali Bongo Ondimba (2009-present) recently announced his intention to stand for re-election in the country’s presidential poll scheduled for 26 August. He is, to state the...
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has unequivocally denounced ECOWAS’ intention to deploy military forces to Niger to restore constitutional democracy following a recent coup...
The Interior Ministry says security operational protocols are constantly being strengthened, especially along the borders, to address heightened insecurity within West Africa.
Deputy Minister, Naana...
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in Ghana has been designated as a Regional Center of Excellence for Vaccine Regulatory Oversight in Africa.
This was...
A sales employee in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has been charged with the theft of two coffins and 26 coffin handles, according to local reports.
Maureen...
British police say they have charged a former Nigerian oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, with bribery offences.
The UK National Crime Agency said it suspected she...
West Africa’s main regional bloc, ECOWAS, has rejected a proposal by Niger’s military junta to hold elections within three years, extending a political impasse...
Niger’s coup leader has promised to return the West African nation to civilian rule within three years.
Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani made the announcement after meeting...
The Director of the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) says ECOWAS’ military intervention in...
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Abdel-Fatau Musah, says the regional body is not ready to engage in endless talks with...
