The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
NEWS: Ex Prime Minister Boubou Cissé, others released…
The troopers who took energy in Mali on August 18 before embarking on a transition supposed to carry civilians returned to electricity introduced on Wednesday the launch of the 11 civilian and navy personalities arrested…
NEWS: Mali junta set the stage for lifting…
Mali's junta has removed a major obstacle to the lifting of ECOWAS sanctions. On Thursday it took out a major prerogative devolved to their transition leader who is supposed to bring civilians back to power…
NEWS: Guinea begins the distribution of voting cards…
Distribution of balloting cards started on Saturday, in what will be one of the most watched elections in Western Africa. In key opposition neighbourhoods, some have argued the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) had voluntarly…
Mali: Opposition group says junta’s plan “does not…
As Mali's junta tried to hash out a political roadmap with West African leaders in Ghana on Tuesday, the 18-month transition plan agreed by the military just days ago is being contested in Bamako by…
Breaking: Former Mauritania president released from police custody
The former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been released by police after a week-long questioning over his suspected embezzlement. He has not been charged but his passport has been taken, his lawyer said.…
NEWS: At least six people killed in clashes…
At least six human beings have now been killed in three days of clashes in Ivory Coast as protestors took to the streets following President Alassane Ouattara's choice to run for a 1/3 term this…
Nigeria: Presidency Extends Covid-19 National Response By Four…
President Muhammadu Buhari has accredited the extension of the section two of the COVID-19 National Response through any other four weeks with some changes that will address economic, socio-political and fitness concerns. The presidential approval…
NEWS: West Africa blocks calls for reconciliation in…
West African leaders on Monday referred to as for the swift advent of a cohesion government in Mali and a fresh vote after disputed elections, but warned of sanctions towards these opposing efforts to cease…
Death, destruction as landslide ravages parts of Ivory…
A landslide on the outskirts of Ivory Coast’s largest city Thursday killed at least 13 people after heavy rains swept away around 20 houses in the area, authorities said. A search was underway in Anyama…
Famine ravages Burkina Faso as farmers call for…
The landlocked West African nation of Burkina Faso has been hard hit by drought and desertification. Just east of capital Ouagadougou, once fertile land is now dry. The area used to support generations of farmers,…
Terrorist attack in northern Ivory Coast kills 10…
Gunmen have attacked a security post in northern Ivory Coast near the border with Burkina Faso, killing at least 10 soldiers and injuring six others, Ivory Coast’s army chief said Thursday. It was the first…
Business: Stock Exchanges in Ghana and Nigeria set…
The economy of Nigeria – the most populous country in Africa, with more than 200 million inhabitants – was transformed post-independence with the adoption of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme in 1986, which kick-started…
Education: The Cost Of Reopening Our Schools In…
The outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic which led to lockdowns, emergency health and food crisis, loss of lives amongst other things has crippled economies across the globe. The education sector is a major area the…
Mosques reopen across West Africa despite virus spread
It’s been a Ramadan unlike any other for Abdourahmane Sall, far from the mosque during the Muslim holy month as coronavirus cases mount. With only a little over a week left, he decided joining thousands…
Fire destroys Malian displaced camp
Displaced Malians were forced to flee as a fire tore through their makeshift camp in the capital Bamako, destroying tents and reducing the land to ashes. Nobody was reported killed in the fire, Security Minister…
Health: Mauritania records first coronavirus case
The Ministry of health in Mauritania has confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the West African country in a statement on Friday. The patient is a European man living in Mauritania who returned to…
Cameroon has ‘Window of Opportunity’ to Solve Crises…
The country needs a rapid and deep-rooted effort to tackle the violence that has spilled over the border from Nigeria, Chad and Central African Republic, while crackdowns on separatists in the southwest and northeast have…
‘Crazy’ Africa Invasion Plan Denied by Former British…
Former British secretary of state for defence Gavin Williamson has said that reports alleging he wanted to "invade Africa" by instigating military action in countries including Zimbabwe, Egypt, Nigeria and Kenya were leaked to discredit…
