Senegal: President Bassirou Diomaye Faye Outlines His Priorities

"I am telling you here, there will be a renegotiation of contracts relating to natural resources," this is one of the strong announcements that the President of the Republic of… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage

Sierra Leone's lawmakers have adopted the Prohibition of Child Marriage Bill 2024 to ban child marriage in the country. Hundreds of thousands of children, the vast majority of whom… Read more »

Africa: Pre-Primary Education for Children Benefits Everyone

Scholars across Africa are linking conflict prevention and peacebuilding to reducing economic, social and environmental stresses. The African Union's declaration of 2024 as the… Read more »

West Africa: AllAfrica Named 'Financial Media of 2024' by BRVM

AllAfrica Global Media has been awarded the 2024 Financial Media of the Year Prize by the West African regional stock exchange known as BRVM  (Bourse Régionale des… Read more »

Africa: Africa Must Stop Putting Healthcare Abroad Over Its Own Peoples' Needs

If health is wealth, as the saying goes, does Africa have any chance of escaping mass poverty and low rankings in the human development index that measures the quality of life of… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Coopération - Alassane Ouattara s'est envolé pour la France puis en Corée

Le Président de la République, Alassane Ouattara a quitté Abidjan le samedi 25 mai 2024, pour un séjour en France puis en Corée, où il… Read more »

Gambia: 'No Medical Value' - Activist Cautions Parliament Against Reversing FGM Ban

A prominent campaigner against female genital mutilation urged Gambian MPs not to reverse the 2015 ban that the country's former president Yahya Jammeh signed into law. Jaha… Read more »

Nigeria: Two Chibok Survivors Graduate at U.S. Colleges 10 Years After Abduction

Patience Bulus and Mercy Ali Paul have both achieved remarkable educational milestones - made even more significant by the fact that only a decade earlier they'd been abducted… Read more »

Africa: AHAS 2024 - Technology is a key part of Tobacco Harm Reduction Approach, according to Dr Kgosi Letlape

The 2024 edition of Africa Healthcare Summit was held in Accra on April 22-23, 2024. Organized by Zenith Global Health, this year's theme was " Advances in Public Health-Tackling… Read more »

Togo: New Law Puts Electing President in Parliament's Control

The Togolese parliament adopted a new Constitution that changed the country's presidential system of government to a parliamentary one, France24 reported. Read more »

Senegal: No Regrets, Says Sall as Senegal Prepares to Vote

Senegalese President Macky Sall said, during an interview, that he has no regrets for his decision to postpone the country's presidential election. Read more »

Senegal: Presidential Election - The Hidden Cards

The pre-election legal dispute has ended, but the political dispute has not. Read more »

Senegal: Voters' Choice - Ruling Party Candidate or Opposition Fresh Out of Jail

The first round of the presidential election will happen on March 24, 2024, in Senegal. There are 19 candidates in the race, including one woman. Read more »

Niger: Niamey Revokes Military Cooperation Agreement with the United States After Tense Bilateral Talks

The military regime in Niger on Saturday revoked "with immediate effect" the military cooperation agreement with the United States dating from 2012. The decision followed several… Read more »

Senegal: Presidential Candidates Concerned about Health, Rule of Law and Youth Employment

The campaigning continues in Senegal with the 19 candidates for the presidential election, but at this stage - with a few weeks to go - the candidates no longer have time to go to… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Distressed Economy - Which Way Forward?

Keynote Speech at the Leadership Newspaper Group 2024 Conference and Awards. Prof. Moghalu is Chairman, Advisory Board & Board of Directors, Africa Private Sector Summit (APSS)… Read more »

Ghana: Rihanna, FIFA, Guinness, Marvel, Nike - All Could Be Banned in Ghana

The Ghanaian Parliament has passed the so-called "Family Values" bill, an ill-informed and malicious bill which criminalizes LGBTQ+ identity, allyship, and discussion of… Read more »

Gambia: The Gambia's Parliament Considers Lifting Ban on FGM

The Gambian government is discussing lifting the ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) this month. Some Gambian members of parliament believe that declaring the practice illegal… Read more »

Africa: UN Special Envoy for Road Safety Launches Global #MakeASafetyStatement in Côte d'Ivoire

The United Nations Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jean Todt, has launched the UN Global Campaign for Road Safety for the first time in Africa, in Bouaké, Côte… Read more »

Africa: DR Congo, Nigeria, Ethiopia Join Global Push to Stop Most Preventable Cancer

Every two minutes, a woman dies from cervical cancer, despite the existence of effective tools, like vaccinating against the major cause of HPV to prevent the majority of… Read more »

Senegal: National Dialogue Report Submitted to President Sall

Minister of the Interior Me Sidiki Kaba, presented the report resulting from the national dialogue this Monday, March 4, 2024, to the President of the Republic, Macky Sall. The… Read more »

Africa: Global Terrorist Killings in 2023 - Burkina Faso Suffers in First Place

The Institute for Economics and Peace has released its latest report on the state of terrorism around the world. The 2023 report, dubbed the Global Terrorism Index, shows a… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Dozens Killed in Attack On Mosque

Dozens of Muslims were killed in a rural community in Burkina Faso on Sunday, the same day a deadly attack on a church left 15 people dead, Al Jazeera has reported. Read more »

Senegal: Set Poll Date or Constitutional Council May Have to Choose President - Sall

President Macky Sall will consider asking the Constitutional Council to designate his successor, if the participants in the national dialogue do not find a consensus on the date of… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Gunmen Killed 15 in Deadly Church Attack

At least 15 people were killed on Sunday in an attack by gunmen on a church in Burkina Faso's north-eastern town of  Essakane, the BBC has reported. Read more »