West Africa

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is advocating for the 24-hour opening of the borders between Ghana and Togo, explaining that this will boost trade and tourism, and, thereby, ensure that the peoples of the two nations reap the economic benefits thereof. According to Akufo-Addo, “the opening of our borders will give true meaning to the ECOWAS Protocols on Free Movement of Goods and Persons, and will spur on progress and prosperity for our peoples.” He made this known on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, when he delivered a brief speech at a State dinner held in his honour by the President of the Republic of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé.

West African countries have detained eight Chinese ships for fishing illegally and the boats' owners could be subject to millions of dollars in fines,...

The wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has said that her husband's health status is not that bad as many perceive. In a message on her...

Nine Malian soldiers were killed and five wounded on Tuesday in an area regularly targeted by jihadist groups, as the commander of France's counter-terrorism...

The President of Germany-based NGO, PLAY!YA, Ian Mengel, on Tuesday said that football players’ trafficking was growing at an alarming rate in Nigeria and,...

Fear gripped residents of Nigeria's town of Jos when a man said to be dead reportedly grabbed the hand of his brother who was...

Civil society groups in Nigeria have asked the President of the country, Muhammadu Buhari to take a medical leave. In an open letter to Mr....

Uber operators in Ghana's capital, Accra are under attack from some taxi drivers. The local Taxi drivers in the busiest parts of Accra have become hostile...

Some 280 workers of telecommunication firm MTN in Nigeria have been sacked, according to local media reports. The Guardian in Nigeria claimed that the decision...

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara urged cocoa farmers to raise production and quality and said a 40 percent fall in global cocoa prices this...