West Africa

Six people, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector have been charged by Nigerian authorities with terrorism and treason.The charges relate...

More than 30 Child Advisors and other schoolchildren from Ghana’s capital, Accra, have taken part in a Digital Literacy and Citizenship forum organised...

UN adopts Ghana-led resolution on slavery despite Western oppositionGhana has successfully secured the adoption of a United Nations resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade...

Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has asked for the passage of a draft law that would double the prison term for same-sex offenders. He wants...

The African Union’s leadership in advancing child online safety and digital empowerment was in focus as stakeholders from across the continent gathered in Accra,...

Benin's interior minister has said that an earlier announced coup by a group of soldiers on Sunday has been foiled. “In the early morning of...

Gunmen have killed at least two people and kidnapped several people in an attack on a church in Nigeria. Police say the pastor of the...

As global leaders assemble in South Africa for the G20 Summit under the presidency of President Cyril Ramaphosa, Child Online Africa (COA) is issuing...

At least six people have been killed in a stampede on Wednesday during a military recruitment exercise in Ghana's capital Accra. The country’s military said...

Guinea junta leader Mamady Doumbouya has been cleared by the Supreme Court to run for president in next month's presidential election.Doumbouya and eight other...