Ghana seeks IMF support for ailing economy
Accra – Ghana said on Friday it was seeking International Monetary Fund (IMF) support for its economy, battered by... Read more
3 Jul, 2022
West African bloc assesses sanctions for coup-hit states
Accra – West African leaders meet on Sunday in Ghana’s capital Accra to review sanctions they have imposed on... Read more
3 Jul, 2022
Spain, Mali FMs speak after row over Nato remarks
Bamako – Mali’s foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop said on Saturday he had spoken with his Spanish counterpart after a... Read more
3 Jul, 2022
The Gambia bans timber exports after smuggling fears
Banjul – The Gambia on Friday suspended all timber exports, following reports the West African state is serving as... Read more
3 Jul, 2022
Nigeria Islamic court sentences three to death by stoning for raping boys
Kano – An Islamic court in northern Nigeria’s Bauchi state has sentenced three men to death by stoning for... Read more
2 Jul, 2022
Media watchdog sounds alarm over Burkina Faso journalist
Ouagadougou – The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on authorities in Burkina Faso to act after one... Read more
2 Jul, 2022
West African states review post-coup sanctions at key summit
Accra – West African leaders on Sunday will weigh the future of sanctions imposed against three countries where the... Read more
2 Jul, 2022
Sierra Leone slashes ‘zeros of shame’ from banknotes
Freetown – Sierra Leone on Friday introduced a new family of banknotes, stripping three zeros off the leone, in... Read more
2 Jul, 2022
Polish hostage freed in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s army has freed a Polish man held hostage by suspected jihadists, Communications Minister Valerie Kabore... Read more
1 Jul, 2022
Civilian casualties escalate in war on Sahel jihadists
Bamako – Conflicts involving jihadists in the Sahel are causing more and more deaths each year, a huge number... Read more
1 Jul, 2022
