West Africa

Ghana’s Electoral Commission has given the green light to twelve presidential aspirants to contest the December presidential election. The twelve were cleared after successfully going...

Thousands of Nigerians on Sunday gathered across the country to hold a vigil to remember those who were killed by members of the Special...

Counting of ballots in Guinea's presidential election is underway after citizens cast their vote on Sunday. Provisional results are expected to be announced 72 hours...

Guineans are voting to choose a new president as incumbent Alpha Conde seeks a third term in office. His decision to seek a third term...

Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala voiced confidence Friday in her quest to lead the crisis-wracked World Trade Organization after all of Africa backed her candidacy, vowing...

The founder of Child Online Africa, a pan-African non-profit organization fighting for the safety of children online, Awo Aidam Amenyah has been honored for...

The government of The Gambia has announced that borders have now been reopened after a six-month lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The country's Banjul...

Hundreds of Nigerian traders in Ghana have staged a protest demanding their repatriation over what they say is the inhumane treatment from the Ghanaian...

The killing of a senior army officer in Guinea, Col Mamady Condé has heightened tension in the West African nation ahead of presidential election...

Asanita Agricultural Processing Company has secured funding to build a renewable energy power plant and a cassava processing to ethanol plant in Southern Nigeria. The project located on a 40-hectare estate in Edo State in the Niger Delta...