IMF unlocks $360 million for Ghana after positive review of economic reforms
Ghana’s path to gradual economic recovery gained momentum as the International Monetary Fund, IMF, passed the second review of its...
West Africa
Chad’s military ruler emerges winner of presidential poll
Chad's military ruler, Mahamat Déby Itno, has been declared the official winner of the recently conducted presidential election in the...
Chadians head to presidential poll on Monday in military coup-ravaged region
Voters will head to the polls on Monday in the Republic of Chad to elect a new president. The election...
UN agencies say about 55 million people face hunger in West and Central Africa
The United Nations humanitarian agencies have warned that soaring prices have exacerbated a food crisis in West and Central Africa,...
Senegal: President Macky Sall declares fresh date for presidential poll after controversial postponement
The Senegalese government has declared that the country's presidential poll will take place on March 24. A statement by the...
Ghana president delays decision on controversial anti-LGBTQ law
Ghana’s president has said he will not decide whether to sign a controversial anti-LGBTQ bill into law until the Supreme...
Nigeria emergency agency increases security around facilities after mobs raid Abuja warehouse
Security officials have been put on high alert at government food stores across Nigeria amid a biting economic situation in...
Senegal: President Macky Sall expresses anger following attack on journalist
President Macky Sall of Senegal has condemned a vicious knife attack on a well-known female journalist who is also the...
Liberia’s president, vice, cleared in drugs test
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has passed drugs and illegal substances tests conducted on him as he begins his tenure as...
Just in: Gambia declares visa-free entry for Saudi citizens
The government of The Gambia has on Wednesday declared a visa-free entry for all Saudi Citizens travelling to West African...
