[RFI] Since May 2025, authorities in Conakry have revoked more than 300 mining permits from companies operating across Guinea's vast mineral sectors, sparking widespread uncertainty among thousands of workers. While the government has stressed its co...

[IFRC] Extreme overnight rainfall has killed at least nine people and affected 119,000 others, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency and two days of national mourning.

[Premium Times] Nigeria has been battling terrorist attacks across regions, especially in the North-eastern and North-western parts of the country.

[Foroyaa] As The Gambia moves closer to the December 2026 presidential elections, civil society organization Gambia Participates has released the results of a nationwide opinion poll suggesting that President Adama

[CAF] The Mandela National Stadium in Kampala is set to erupt on Saturday night as Uganda's "Cranes" face defending champions Senegal in a TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 quarter-final clash that could define the tournament.

[FrontPageAfrica] Recently, the United Bong County Association in the Americas, Inc. (UBCAA) honored Nobel Peace Laureate H.E. Leymah Roberta Gbowee with its Lifetime Humanitarian Award, in recognition of her decades-long fight for peace, justice, wo...

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia is reporting steady economic progress in its 2025 Mid-Year Fiscal Review, with rising revenues, increased capital spending, and GDP growth projected at 5.6 percent. But despite the optimistic fi...

[Vanguard] A United States federal court has sentenced three Nigerian men to prison for their roles in a COVID-19 unemployment fraud scheme that led to the theft of $520,910 from state and federal unemployment programs.

[InfoWire] A Ghanaian political party is facing accusations of collaborating with foreign PR specialists to discredit a rival candidate. Ukrainian agency Brandcom has threatened to sue Ghana's New Patriotic Party (NPP), demanding $280,000 for service...

[Liberian Observer] In a sweeping measure to tackle Liberia's worsening drug epidemic, the government through the Ministry of Health has declared a nationwide moratorium on the sale and distribution of Tramadol and Shisha, effective Friday, August 22...

[Foroyaa] On a rainy August morning in Gunjur Sambuya, the green stretches freely. Maize stalks rise tall beside cassava plots, and vegetable beds lie open near the market, all unfenced yet untouched. In this Gambian village, crops grow in peace, wit...

[Foroyaa] The defence in the ongoing homosexual case involving Muhammed Krubally and Muhammed Jawo concluded cross-examination of the prosecution's chief witness, Momodou Sanyang, on Thursday, 21 August 2025 before Magistrate Isatou Jallow. The accus...

[Foroyaa] Principal Magistrate Touray of the Kanifing Magistrate Court has remanded former soldier Abdoulie Sanyang in custody on an arson charge relating to the burning of the APRC Bureau in Kanifing South, transferring the case to the High Court fo...

[Vanguard] Nigerian travel and tour agency, Finchglow Holidays, has partnered with Ethiopian Airlines and Ethiopian Holidays to stimulate tourism, boost trade opportunities and strengthen bilateral economic relations between Nigeria and Ethiopia.

[Leadership] The joint response team for passengers of the recent boat mishap in Sokoto State has released an update on the incident, disclosing that four persons lost their lives while 41 others were rescued.

[Vanguard] The joint operation carried out by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), the Goronyo Local Government Authority, and local comm...

[Premium Times] Cancel culture in Nigeria is fast, final, and unforgiving. Mohbad's death showed how outrage can wreck a career overnight, but does it bring justice, or just another kind of violence?

[Leadership] Senior special assistant (SSA) to Governor Dikko Umaru Radda on Disability Affairs, Rt. Lt. Hudu Usman (rtd),, has said more than 1,600 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) have been enrolled into the Katsina State Health Contributory Manage...

[Vanguard] Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, will host fellow governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gusau on Saturday, August 23, 2025, for a strategic meeting aimed at shaping the party's direction ahead of its national convention.

[Vanguard] To stem the tide of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist groups, the Force Commander, Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Godwin Mutkut and the Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Major Gener...

[Premium Times] Mr Ekpa was arrested alongside four others on 21 November 2024 on suspicion of terrorist activities.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A high-level United States Congressional Delegation visited Liberia's Ministry of Education (MOE) on Wednesday to assess the impact of recent funding realignments by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) ...

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Two U.S. Congress members have commended the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) for strengthening laboratory and disease surveillance systems in the country.

[FrontPageAfrica] Congo Town -- The Africa International Institute of Science and Technology (AIIST) University College has graduated 125 students in various academic and professional disciplines, marking its 16th Commencement Convocation held at the...

[FrontPageAfrica] Philadelphia -- The U.S. Chapter of the All Liberian Coalition Party (ALCOP) has called on its Liberian counterparts to provide a full and transparent report on campaign funds sent from the United States.

[FrontPageAfrica] Ganta -- The Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency (LDEA) has accused Ganta City Mayor Samuel Saye Hardt and influential members of the local business community of facilitating the escape of a suspected narcotics dealer from custody.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Ministry of Health has announced a nationwide ban on the use of Shisha and unlicensed Tramadol, amid the escalating drug epidemic affecting Liberia.

[Vanguard] In today's Nigerian newspapers' review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with a report on how floods, with climate change in mind, worsen Nigeria's healthcare problems.

[Vanguard] The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Jamilu Sa'idu, as the winner of the Kaura-Namoda South State Assembly Constituency supplementary election in Zamfara State.

[Vanguard] Nigeria's telecom backbone, responsible for moving trillions in daily banking transactions, enabling emergency communications, and keeping classrooms, hospitals, and businesses connected, is under siege.

[Vanguard] In a strategic move to bolster its national influence, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) convened a high-level meeting on Wednesday with the party's Zonal Vice-Chairmen and State Chairmen to discuss ...