West Africa

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is calling for submissions for the third edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards...

Over a dozen people in some villages in Nigeria's north-western state of Katsina were slaughtered on Tuesday by unknown gunmen. Police and local officials say...

Saudi Arabia authorities have freed a Nigerian student who was arrested in 2018 for carrying Tramadol, a strong pain killer. The Nigerian government confirmed Zainab...

By the time our paths crossed some twenty-two years ago at the University of Ghana, Legon, Prof. Gyekye’s place among the top-tier of Africa’s...

There is shortage of bread in parts of northern Ghana. Bakers there have embarked on strike over high cost of production.Several bakeries have been...

Unknown gunmen on Sunday killed one pastor and five congregants in an attack on a Protestant church in northern Burkina Faso.Government spokesman Remy Fulgance...

All social media sites including Facebook, Twitter and other messaging apps like WhatsApp have been blocked in Benin.On Sunday many users of these digital...

Nigeria's Presidency has defended President Muhammadu Buhari's recent trip to the UK for holidays.There have been concerns back in Nigeria about the President's trip...

On Sunday the people of Benin will be heading to the polls to elect new members of parliament. The upcoming election has however been marred...

There is a low involvement rate of young people in the Agricultural sector, despite it being the backbone of many economies across Africa.Many young...