West Africa
Nigerian militants kill abducted Red Cross health worker
The Nigerian government has said that a female health worker with the Red Cross has been executed by militants. Hauwa...
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Ghanaian workers reject construction of national cathedral
Trade Unions in Ghana have slammed the government’s resolve to build a national cathedral. They claim the project is irrelevant...
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Nigeria: Red Cross pleads for the release of abducted health workers
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) wants two health workers abducted by militants in Nigeria, released. The health...
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Nigeria imposes travel ban on 50 prominent politicians
The government of Nigeria has placed a travel ban on fifty prominent politicians as part of efforts to fight corruption....
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Liberia: Girls raped at US Charity meant to protect them
Several girls in Liberia have been subjected to systematic rape at a US charity. The girls had been at this...
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Nigerian soldiers injured in Boko Haram attack
Nigerian Army officials say six soldiers have been injured in the latest Boko Haram attack in Borno state. The ambush...
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Ghana’s Accra Mall roof collapse not due to lack of maintenance, officials say
Officials in Ghana’s have ruled out lack of maintenance culture as the cause of the roof collapse in one of...
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Roof of Ghana’s Accra Mall collapses, one injured
Parts of the roof of one of Ghana's biggest shopping malls on Thursday collapsed while scores were shopping. There are...
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Opinion: Impact of bad menstrual hygiene practices on girls’ education
Menstruation is still seen as an embarrassing, shameful, and dirty process in most parts of the world, especially Africa. There...
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Hundreds of mental health patients still chained in Ghana
Hundreds of people with “real” or “perceived” mental health conditions remain chained in prayer camps in Ghana, Human Rights Watch...
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