A prefect who was kidnapped by gunmen has been found dead in a forest in western Burkina Faso, an area troubled by jihadist violence, according to…
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As part of the effectiveness of Regional efforts to combat drug cartels, The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recently conducted a regional training in Abidjan,…
Sekou Sangare, Commissioner Agriculture, Environment, and Water Resources, ECOWAS has called for subsidies on fertilisers to aid access to farmers and limit hunger in the subregion.…
With 27 million people going hungry, West Africa is experiencing its greatest food crisis in a decade. Unless immediate action is taken, this number might soar…
As part of the resolutions reached at the 60th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, held in Abuja on…
Wanda Markotter, University of Pretoria The first case of fatal Marburg virus disease was identified in Guinea, West Africa on 9 August 2021. Marburg is a…
Top East African banks increased provisions for bad debts by over $736 million in 2020 to reduce exposure on household and business loans in the countries ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic, affecting impacting profitability and returns to shareholders.
In Liberia, at least ninety prisoners broke jail during protests by citizens, mostly women. President of the country, George Oppong Weah has since announced a night…
Zango, bronze medallist at the 2019 World Championships became Burkina Faso’s first world record holder on Saturday.
Niger Republic has declared three days of national mourning after 100 civilians were killed in two villages in the Western part of the country. Militants laid…