[VOA] Geneva -- The United Nations World Food Program warns that millions of people in West and Central Africa are facing catastrophic levels of hunger driven by conflict and soaring food prices.

[RFI] Voters go to the polls in Cape Verde on Sunday following electoral campaigns focused on the Covid-19 crisis and its effect on tourism in the Atlantic Ocean island country.

[RFI] A French court has sentenced a Belarusian mercenary and two Ivorian pilots to life in prison for their suspected involvement in an air strike on a French military camp in Ivory Coast in 2004, which killed ten people. None of the accused was in ...

[This Day] Scores were feared killed and no fewer than 50 houses razed, after a tanker conveying petroleum products exploded at Oshigbudu in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State.

[This Day] Residents of Enugwu Ukwu community in Anambra State have raised alarm over the increased kidnapping and killing of albinos in the community.

[DW] African countries have been vaccinating their populations against COVID-19 for weeks, but progress has been slow. Supply problems, confusion over vaccination schedules and fears of side effects are causing delays.

[Premium Times] Nigeria's security apparatus is currently overwhelmed with criminals having a field day killing, maiming and extorting victims.

[Premium Times] According to various reports by the police, over 100 traffic robbers have been nabbed in the state between January and March this year.

[Premium Times] Bloody clashes between farmers and cattle herders have forced many villagers to flee from Ketu-Yewa in Ogun State to the neighbouring Benin Republic.

[The Conversation Africa] Ghana is among the top two gold producers in Africa. What has caught little attention, however, is the fact that more than 35% of total gold output in Ghana comes from artisanal and small-scale miners. Artisanal and small-sc...

[The Conversation Africa] The appointment of Usman Alkali Baba as Nigeria's acting Inspector General of Police on April 6, 2021 brought a kind of closure to calls for reform of the Nigerian security architecture. It was applauded in some quarters.

[The Conversation Africa] Mobile money -- a technology that enables financial transactions through mobile phones without a bank account -- is driving financial inclusion, especially in developing countries. It gives more people a chance to use financ...

[Sierra Leone Government] Presidential Lodge, Freetown, Friday 16 April 2021 - First Turkish Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Deha ERPEK, has called at the Presidential Lodge on Hill Station to bid farewell to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio,...

[Sierra Leone Government] Presidential Lodge, Freetown, Friday 16 April 2021 - New Country Manager of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Halima Yussuf Hashi, has paid a courtesy call on His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio where she assured ...

[The Point] Members of The Gambia Paralympics athletes and Powerlifting teams on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the minister of Youth and Sports Bakary Y. Badjie, at the Independence stadium in Bakau.

[The Point] "Can you tell me a good book to read on Islamic history?" This is a question that I get asked time and time again. I can't remember ever being able to give a straight-forward answer. "Well, it depends on exactly what period of Islamic his...

[The Point] There are two types of fasting: Obligatory and voluntary. Obligatory can be further subdivided into the fast of Ramadan, the fast of expiation and the fast of fulfilling a vow. Here we shall discuss the Ramadan.

[The Point] The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) wishes to inform the general public that following another operation, four shop owners at the Hydara Plaza located at the Serrekunda Market have been caught after they were involved in the illegal sale...

[The Point] English Premier League duo, Leeds United and Newcastle United are set to battle for The Gambia and Sampdoria defender Omar Colley' signature.

[The Point] As the auspicious month of Ramadan starts, may the Crescent month brighten your path with fulfillment and peace through the grace of Allah.

[The Point] PSV Wellingara and Serrekunda East Bi on Wednesday ended their four matches winless in the 2020-2021 Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League after edging past Red Hawks and Steve Biko.

[UN News] More than 31 million people across West and Central Africa may not have enough to eat in the coming months as hunger rises due to an "explosive mix" of skyrocketing food prices, conflict and fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Foo...

[Ghanaian Times] Autochek, an automotive technology company, has signed a partnership agreement with the Automobile Dealers Union, Ghana (ADUG) to provide a structured marketplace for car dealers in the country.

[Premium Times] The governor did not take his jab, until about a month after his deputy had his first shot.

[Cameroon Tribune] The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Cameroon handed diverse items to the Tsinga Islamic Complex on April 14, 2021.

[Cameroon Tribune] H.E. Richard Bale visited the training school last week and promised a fruitful cooperation.

[Cameroon Tribune] With busy schedules, some women have resorted to setting fitness goals, tracking caloric intake, and gathering workout ideas through fitness applications.

[Cameroon Tribune] Though Cameroon's current labour code does not handle such concerns, the ILO condemns this vice in its Violence and Harassment Convention.

[The Point] It is Ramadan again and both Gambians traders and consumers continue to face the brunt of crooked market conduct and price hikes.

[The Point] The Gambia's would-be first female presidential candidate, Marie Sock has urged the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to ensure that there is free and fair election ahead of the December 2021 forthcoming presidential contest.