The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government has held another Extraordinary Summit on the current situation in Burkina Faso. The Summit will be placed in Accra on February 3, 2022. After the country's coup d'état on January 24, 2022, the Heads of State held an Extraordina…

Nigerian lawmakers have rejected a bill aimed at empowering women and promoting gender equality . Senator Biodun Olujimi of Ekiti State in the south-west was forced to withdraw the draft law after objections from her male colleagues citing "socio-cultural and Islamic concerns." She told the BBC that having to deal with so…

President Cyril Ramaphosa embarked on a four-nation tour of West Africa on Tuesday.  He is expected to visit Nigeria, Côte d 'Ivoire, Ghana, and Senegal.  Ramaphosa says he wants deals to be signed to promote intra-African trade.  President Cyril Ramaphosa is on a seven-day tour of West Africa. "We want to sign deals.&quo…

South Africa’s health minister says there is “absolutely no need to panic” over the new coronavirus variant Omicron, despite a surge in cases. “We have been here before,” Joe Phaahla added, referring to the Beta variant detected in South Africa last December. South Africa also condemned the travel bans imposed on the country, saying…

The African Development Bank Group has announced the indefinite postponement of its upcoming Africa Investment Forum, originally scheduled for December 1-3, 2021, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The postponement follows "consultations with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and the Board of Directors of the African Development Ba…