West Africa

Called the Maternal Mortality Reduction Initiative, this government program will enable eligible women to benefit from free caesarean sections in public hospitals in Nigeria. The Nigerian government has taken this initiative to combat the alarming rate of maternal mortality. The country records an average of 1,047 maternal deaths per 100,000 …

Nigeria has secured a $134 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to revitalize its agricultural sector, at a time when food security is a major concern in Africa’s most populous country. The funding is aimed at increasing seed and cereal production in the country in order to ensure …

Former Guinean Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana and two other former ministers of the Alpha Condé regime have been under arrest since April 2022. They are charged with embezzlement of public funds, illicit enrichment, money laundering and complicity. As part of an investigation, Ibrahima Kassory Fofana is due to be …

Two soldiers were killed when gunmen attacked an army checkpoint in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. A military officer saidd, “the attack came at about 6.18 am from the gunmen who drove in a white Lexus (350/400) model, while the number of the assailants could not …

In Nigeria, 10 people were killed in a collision between a minibus and a truck in the northern state of Jigawa, reports said. “The accident occurred on the Yanfari-Taura highway, explaining that the speeding minibus collided with a truck,” police said. The human toll of the accident was very high, …

On Tuesday, Nigeria and China signed a $1.2 billion agreement for the renovation of an aluminum production plant. The plant, located in Nigeria, will be renovated by the Chinese National Chemical Engineerin, in partnership with the Nigerian Aluminium Smelter Company. The agreement, worth $1.2 billion, covers the renovation of a …

A birthday party turned sour when 60 guests fell victim to food poisoning in Adiopodoumé, in the commune of Songon, Ivory Coast. Severe symptoms, including severe diarrhoea, acute abdominal pain, vomiting and fever, appeared shortly after eating the food, with the birthday cake suspected to be the source of contamination. …

A man was violently beaten and killed by a group of people on suspicion of trying to steal a motorcycle helmet from a garage in Lomé, Togo. Police subsequently arrested five individuals for their involvement in the attack. The assailants tied the victim to a truck, inflicted abuse and then …

A 25-year-old man has been stabbed to death in an alleged brawl with unknown assailants at Tikrom Baroo, a community in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti Region, Ghana. “The deceased acted as an arbiter in a fight between a lady and a boy in the area,” reports said. However, …

In Ghana, former president John Dramani Mahama, leader of the Ghanaian opposition, is well placed to win the presidential election. A recent poll puts him ahead of ruling party candidate Muhamudu Bawumia. Mahama, 65, and Bawumia, 60, will vie for the presidency of Ghana on December 7 to succeed Nana …