Ghana begins construction of $12 billion oil refinery
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has broken ground on the construction of a 300,000 barrel-per-day oil refinery that the government hopes
Nigeria inflation falls for first time in over a year in July
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell in July for the first time in more than a year, dipping to 33.40 percent
Ghana court bans planned protests against cost of living
A high court in Ghana has blocked civil society groups from holding protests in the capital Accra, one of the
Cameroon adopts WHO-recommended three-test HIV testing
Cameroon has started a three-test HIV testing algorithm recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). “This algorithm requires that any
Sierra Leone adopts law banning child marriage
Sierra Leone officially banned child marriage on Tuesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law a bill to end
Around 40 killed in attack on central Mali village
Unidentified armed men have killed around 40 people in an attack on a village in insurgent-plagued central Mali, local officials
Mauritania’s Ghazouani wins re-election
Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani comfortably won re-election, receiving 56.12 percent of the vote in the first round
Floods, landslides kill 24 in Cote d’Ivoire’s main city
Floods and landslides killed at least 24 people in 10 days in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire’s largest city, authorities said Monday
Protesters storm Accra streets in demos against Ghana blackouts
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Ghana’s capital Accra, on Saturday, June 8, to demand an end to
Nigeria’s Minimum pay talks end without consensus
Days of intensive negotiations between labour unions and the Nigerian government failed to yield a consensus in the minimum pay