The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will continue to follow the path of diplomacy and dialogue in the resolution of the insurgency in Mali, President Goodluck Jonathan has affirmed. President Jonathan who also said military option, as approved by the sub regional body, would be the last resort, explained that ECOWAS did not intend to force troops into...

Nigerian government in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is working with the Ghanaian government to reconsider its harsh condition imposed on Nigerian businessmen in Ghana. Minister of Information, Labaran Maku who stated this yesterday, noted that the long existing cordial relationship between the two countries would not be jeopardised...

Cape Town — Despite a significant reduction in child deaths around the globe, a new report released today shows that the health of newborn babies has been largely overlooked. A report published by Save the Children says sub-Saharan Africa has reduced deaths among children in the first month of life by a negligible 1.5 percent from 2000 to 2010, a small improvement on...

The transitional president of Mali Dioncounda Traore has been admitted to hospital after protesters reportedly burst into his office and beat him. According...

Abidjan — Rebel leaders in Guinea-Bissau have released the country’s prime minister and interim president, who were arrested in the country’s...

President Jonathan has condemned the coordinated bomb attack on ThisDay offices today in Abuja and Kaduna. The President who received the sad news in...

Even in the face of global condemnation that greeted its sacking of the civilian government in Guinea Bissau last week, that military junta has proposed...

Dakar – Mali’s regional neighbours are wary of sending a military mission to the chaotic nation without a clear mandate, after Islamist extremists...