[DW] Diplomats in Geneva decided the Nigerian economist should take over the reins of the World Trade Organization. The former finance minister wants to make tackling the economic fallout from coronavirus her top priority.

[East African] Guinea has announced an outbreak of the deadly Ebola epidemic after second laboratory tests on samples from victims came back positive for the virus.

[RFI] Monrovia -- A Finnish court has started trying a Sierra Leonean accused of war crimes allegedly committed in Liberia between 2001 and 2002. In a first-of-its kind move, the court will temporarily relocate to Liberia for part of the trial.

[Vanguard] Barely 24 hours after Guinea declared Ebola outbreak in the country as an epidemic, Port Health Services of the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria has been directed to scale up screening at the port of entry.

[Premium Times] Mrs Okonjo-Iweala was confirmed DG of the trade body during a meeting of the WTO.

[The Conversation Africa] The internal African slave trade was officially abolished in colonial Mali in 1905. But a form of slavery - called "descent-based slavery" - continues today. This is when "slave status" is ascribed to a person, based on thei...

[DW] As COVID hits Africa's economy hard, young entrepreneurs have declared war on the disease. Many startups have found creative ways to resolve added challenges caused by the pandemic.

[DW] One million people have been driven from their homes by armed groups in Burkina Faso. The international community must address the world's fastest-growing displacement crisis, writes OCHA's Ramesh Rajasingham.

[DW] Islamist jihadis in the unstable region have killed thousands of soldiers. French President Emmanuel Macron is thought to want support for a troop drawdown amid rising numbers of French combat deaths.

[Premium Times] This is the country's highest inflation in 33 months.

[HRW] Bamako -- International Coalition Should Commit to Protecting Civilians, Detainees

[Daily Trust] Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's former Finance Minister, says she was surprised that the administration of President Donald Trump could stand in her way of leading the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

[Vanguard] THERE were indications, Monday, that stakeholders would soon emerge with a new price of petrol as the landing cost of the product rose from N151 to N180 per litre, due mainly to rising price of crude oil in the international market.

[Vanguard] The Federal Government has expressed its readiness to vaccinate approximately 109 million Nigerians against the Novel Coronavirus disease COVID-19 in the next two years.

[RFI] West Africa is facing the first reported resurgence of Ebola since the end of a devastating outbreak in 2016. Guinea Conakry is dealing with a situation described by the national health authorities as an "epidemic" after seven cases were confir...

[ISS] Operation Barkhane has never been this unpopular. A poll conducted in early January 2021 by the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) revealed that 51% of France's population no longer support the military intervention in the Sahel. This is...

[Premium Times] There has been a crisis in Idumuje-Ugboko, Delta State, since Ned Nwoko, in 2015, acquired 90 hectares of land to establish STAR University.

[This Day] The United Arab Emirates, Dubai-based mega carrier, Emirates Airlines, has extended the date for suspension to airlift Nigerian passengers from the Abuja and Lagos airports to March 10, 2021.

[Vanguard] The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed into Law the amended Coronavirus Pandemic Bill 2020 in order to accommodate more stipulations.

[Vanguard] Nigeria has elected to join the global community in achieving complete elimination of gas flaring in 2025.The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Silva gave the commitment at a public hearing on "Need to End Gas Flarin...

[Vanguard] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concerns over ethnic violence and clashes in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, which led to the loss of several lives.

[Vanguard] Benue State Government has directed the immediate shutdown of Vaatia College, a Makurdi- based boarding Secondary School, following the outbreak of a strange disease in the institution.

[East African] Rwanda's national carrier plans to use Ghana as its hub to fly to the United States starting December.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The new UNAIDS Country Director to Liberia Madam Pepukai Chikukwa has said it's quite commendable that Liberia is recognized as one of the countries that have accelerated their HIV response especially for testing, disclo...

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Cllr. A. Ndubuisi Nwabudike is poised to leave the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission in 11 days, but FrontPageAfrica investigation has found that he is not leaving in peace - his last-minute decisions have been stirring...

[FrontPageAfrica] The Liberian people deserve to know the truth ahead of Armed Forces Day on February 11. Liberians remain very vulnerable to heightened insecurity including external aggression. Do not tell me that I hate my country. Bring your facts...

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Basketball Association (LBA) has ended a two-day coaching Clinic for Coaches of the first, second and female divisions of the National Basketball League.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia Football Association secretary-general Isaac Montgomery has been selected to serve as match commissioner for a 2020/2021 CAF Confederation Cup second leg tie between Nigeria's Rivers United and Enyimba FC at the ...

[Vanguard] An attempt by suspected armed robbers to attack a new generation bank along the Market Road in Ughelli, Delta State, yesterday, was foiled.

[FrontPageAfrica] Kokoyah District -- Not a single project will be dedicated during president George Mannah Weah's three-day tour of Bong county despite his government dishing out a whopping US$ 1.8 million in Social Development Funds to fund project...