Mali: A Warning for Nigeria and West Africa to Heed Popular Aspirations

Prominent Nigerian physician, politician and strategist Bukola Saraki argues that while the removal of the government of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali is a setback to… Read more »

Mali: Does Mali's Coup Advance Democracy?

In an all too familiar scene, on Aug. 18, Malian soldiers arrested the president and other senior officials, took over state television, and put themselves in charge. This is the… Read more »

Mali: Arrests of President and Prime Minister Suggest Successful Military Takeover

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and Prime Minister Prime Minister Boubou Cisse are now arrested, say reports from France24 and Reuters. Earlier journalists in Bamako had told… Read more »

Senegal: Sadio Mane Wins English Premier League Fans' Player of the Year Award

Senegalese national player and Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has won the Premier League Professional Footballers' Association Fans' Player of the Year award for 2019-20. Read more »

West Africa: How Covid-19 Affects the Reproductive Health of Young People

The reproductive health of adolescents in West Africa, like so many regions, is being negatively impacted by Covid-19 with maternal mortality being the second cause of death among… Read more »

Mauritania: President Appoints New Cabinet

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has appointed veteran public administrator Mohamed Ould Bilal as Prime Minister hours after the previous government resigned amid an… Read more »

Africa: Breastmilk for Premature Babies Encourages Economic Revival

This week is World Breastfeeding Week, a flagship campaign of the International Confederation of Midwives. Read more »

Africa: Coronavirus Could Double Malaria Deaths, Researchers Warn

Malaria deaths in Africa could double this year if the coronavirus pandemic is allowed to disrupt malaria prevention and treatment initiatives, say researchers from Imperial… Read more »

Africa: Countries in Africa Mirror Peace Setbacks in World - Global Peace Report

South Africa, Cote d'Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea have become more peaceful in the past year, but the situations in Benin and Niger have deterioriated, according to the latest… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: President Ouattara Announces He's Running for Third Term

During a national address on Thursday, President Alassane Ouattara announced that he would be a candidate for a third term. Read more »

Cameroon: Outrage at New Boko Haram Attack, Children Among Victims

Boko Haram is wreaking havoc in Cameroon as well as Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel region and its attacks are going mostly unnoticed by a world focused on the novel… Read more »

Ghana: Gender Ministry Must Provide Roadmap For Shutting 'Witch Camps, Healing Centres'

The practice of magical skills, spells, and abilities is deeply ingrained in the Ghanaian culture - witches and wizards are believed to hold powers for fortunes or mishaps, hence… Read more »

Nigeria: Victor Osimhen Finally Signs Deal With Napoli

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen, 21, has finally struck a 5-year deal with Italian club Napoli. Read more »

Africa: Nigeria's Ede First Local Woman to Buy European Football Club

Lusitano Ginásio Clube is a 108-year-old Portuguese football club that is making history with its new owner Nigerian-born Nneka Ede, the first Nigerian woman owner of a… Read more »

Africa: International Press Freedom Award for Leading Nigerian Journalist Dapo Olorunyomi

The leading Nigerian campaigning journalist, Dapo Olorunyomi, has been honoured for his courage by one of the world's top press freedom groups. Read more »

West Africa: How to Step Up the Fight Against Boko Haram

The joint military force comprising soldiers from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria which is fighting Boko Haram insurgents has won ground but more needs to be done to make it… Read more »

Africa: Using the Demographic Dividend as Anchor to Fight COVID-19

The Year 2020 will be remembered as the year that heralded great global changes in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. This debilitating contagion has forced the entire world to… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Former President Henri Konan Bédié, 86, Wants Comeback

Former Ivorian president Henri Konan Bédié, 86, says he will be a candidate for the October 31 presidential election. Read more »

Africa: COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 8,000, Total Cases More Than 300,000

As of June 22, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 306,390. Read more »

Sierra Leone: Personal Statement from Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden OOR on Peace, Unity, National Security and Respect for the Judiciary in Sierra Leone

Fellow Sierra Leoneans know me as someone who cannot be forced to say what she does not believe in. So my current circumstances should not dilute the strength of my message today.… Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos State Jobs Fund Partners with U.S. African Development Foundation to Provide Training and Placement Assistance for Unemployed Youth

Last week in Lagos, Nigeria's Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) and the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) held a grant signing ceremony as part of their… Read more »

Ghana: Petty Politics in Time of COVID-19 Between Govt, Opposition Disappointing

Depending on who you speak with, one would argue that the novel coronavirus pandemic struck Ghana at the worst, or at the best moment. Read more »

Africa: The Special Court for Sierra Leone - Keys to its Success & Lessons for Today

A Discussion with Former Chief Prosecutor David Crane Read more »

Sierra Leone: Opposition Activist Dr. Sylvia Blyden Argues Against Her Detention in Court Hearing

This article originally published in the UK-based Sierra Leone Telegraph is reprinted with permission. According to another story in the paper, the Magistrate conducting the June… Read more »

Africa: From Shame to Pride - Repositioning Agriculture for Africa's Youth

The COVID-19 pandemic has set off the first recession in Sub-Saharan Africa in 25 years; the economy is predicted to contract by between -2.1 and -5.1 percent in 2020—with a… Read more »