West Africa

Marie Korsaga in 2019 emerged as the first female astrophysicist in West Africa.She earned this accolade after completing her PhD in astrophysics at South...

16 members of the same family were burnt to death in a militant attack in north-western Kaduna state of Nigeria.According to those who witnessed...

Ghana's disciplinary systems in its senior high schools have come under intense scrutiny following a decision to deboardinize some seven female students.The seven girls...

African leaders have appointed Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo as “Champion of the African Union Financial Institutions.”The Chairperson of the African Union, the South African President...

Boko Haram militants in Nigeria have burnt at least 30 people to death while they were sleeping in their cars. The militants also abducted women...

A Ghanaian nurse has been gang raped and killed by her attackers sparking outrage among Ghanaians who are demanding for justice.According to local media...

On Thursday the country house of former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh was saved from destruction after fire gutted it.A raging forest fire according to...

Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission has announced its decision to deregister 74 political parties.The commission said many of the political parties had failed to...

Equatorial Guinea has donated $2m in aid to China to help the Asian giant fight the current coronavirus outbreak.The decision, according to Equatorial Guinea's...

Lawyers of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo have demanded his unconditional release.On Thursday Gbagbo's lawyers argued before the International Criminal Court judges that...