West Africa

Burkina Faso has just inaugurated its first generic drug manufacturing plant called “Propharm”, a project that cost 15 billion CFA francs. According to French media RFI, this is an entirely private initiative, financed by Burkinabe and sub-regional capital. The initiative for this government-backed project came from a group of professional …

The announcement of the Nigerian authorities’ decision to close 53 radio and television stations caused a general outcry in the country’s media world. According to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), these media outlets are illegal. Because, it maintains, “they have not renewed their license in time, and has given them …

Four nuns kidnapped on Sunday, in southeastern Nigeria, were released by gunmen on Wednesday, according to the police. Sisters Johannes Nwodo, Christabel Echemazu, Liberata Mbamalu and Benita Agu of the Congregation of Jesus the Savior in Nigeria were reportedly abducted on the morning of August 21, 2022 on their way …

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari condemned the killing of Sheikh Goni Aisami, a prominent Islamic cleric last weekend in the north eastern state of Yobe, local media reported. President Buhari described the attack on the cleric as an “unprovoked and cold-blooded murder”. Sheikh Aisami was reportedly shot dead by a soldier …

First country in the world to have eradicated four neglected tropical diseases such as dracunculiasis, lymphatic filariasis, human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) and trachom, Togo has been officially distinguished by the World Health Organization (WHO) through a certificate of recognition, this Monday, August 22, 2022. Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé received the …

Until a few days ago, if you mentioned the name “Bello Turji” to any northern Nigerian you would most likely get a vexed and fearful response. Over the last couple of years, Mr Turji gained notoriety as the banditry and insecurity troubling north-western Nigeria worsened. Amongst other alleged crimes, he …

Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said he is determined to hand over power to another New Patriotic Party (NPP) government in the 2024 presidential election. President Akufo-Addo said although things are currently difficult, he will ensure that the NPP retains power in 2024. He made this statement during his …

France recalled its ambassador to Togo, Jocelyne Caballero, after the diplomat was accused of intimidating and harassing embassy staff. Jocelyne Caballero is no longer France Ambassador to Togo. It comes as the Quai d’Orsay opened a case on July 28 against the ambassador and her collaborator, the first embassy counselor, …

Malian military authorities removed Choguel Kokalla Maïga as Prime Minister and replaced him with the Prime Minister of Territorial Administration, Colonel Aboudoulaye Maïga. According to Le Monde, the new PM Colonel Maïga “is considered close to the leader, Colonel Assimi Goïta. He has become the spokesman of the policy of …

Armed men in Nigeria abducted four nuns of the Catholic Church in Nigeria’s south-eastern state of Imo, on a notorious highway, the local convent said. A Catholic priest was also kidnapped last week on the same highway . “The four nuns were on their way to a morning mass on …