West Africa: Liberian Govt Denounces Cote d’Ivoire Post-Election Violence
Monrovia — The Liberian government issued a statement distancing itself from the ongoing post-election violence taking place in neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire after claims ...
Nigeria: Nothing Stops Academic Union From Calling Off Strike – Govt
The Minister of State for Education, Mr. Emeka Nwajiuba, last night declared that nothing stops the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) from ...
Nigeria: Attacks On Media Houses in Nigeria Worrisome, Say UN, UK
The United Nations and the British Government have described the increasing attacks on media houses and journalists in Nigeria as disturbing. The UN ...
Nigeria: Govt Denies Placing #EndSARS Protesters On ‘No-Fly’ List
The federal government has denied the allegation that it generated a 'no-fly' list of youths and persons who participated in the recent #EndSARS ...
Cote d’Ivoire: Government Needs New Men – or a Woman
If the old guard of politicians were to finally step down, Ivory Coast might have a real chance for peace at long last, ...
Gambia: Survivors to Speak Out in Film About Rape Under Ex-President Jammeh
Dakar — Fatou Jallow will tell the stories of women who testified of sexual assault under Yahya Jammeh's regime A former beauty queen ...
Kenya: Charities Urge Govt to Quit U.S.-Led Anti-Abortion Pact
Nairobi — Critics say the Geneva Consensus Declaration is a bid to weaken global efforts to safeguard women's sexual and reproductive health and ...
Cameroon: After the Kumba Massacre – What Next for Schools in Anglophone Crisis?
analysis By R. Maxwell Bone & Akem Kelvin Nkwain Until recently, activists in the diaspora and separatists had insisted that schools remain closed ...
Tanzania: Flawed Election Points to Political Class Bent On Retaining Power
Elections are the quintessential arbiter of political contestation within democratic countries. This is a path Tanzania has followed for the past 25 years, ...
West Africa: Solving the Challenge of Food Security Key to Peacebuilding in the Sahel
Bonn, Germany — In 2013, when Jamila Ben Baba started her company, the first privately owned slaughterhouse in Mali, she did so in ...
