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Senegal, Mali agree to end cross-border harassment of travelers

December 13, 2011 Senegal-Mali frontier

Customs harassment on the highway linking Senegal to Mali will soon be a thing of the past.

The issue was once again at the center of talks between Malian and Senegalese authorities at the just ended 20th edition of the international trade fair of Dakar, where Mali was one of the guest countries.

Journalists in prison reach 15-year high, says CPJ

December 13, 2011 CPJ logo

The number of journalists imprisoned worldwide reached a 15-year high in 2011, driven by repressive states seeking to choke the flow of information, says a new report issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

 

 

Sierra Leone: WACSI Trains Civil Society to Influence Domestic Policy

December 13, 2011 WACSI training, Freetown

The West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) has started a-four-day training for civil society groups in Sierra Leone on specialized training in policy advocacy and
engagement.

West Africa: Millions at risk of severe food crisis, says Oxfam

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Millions of people in West Africa could be protected from a serious food crisis if preparations are scaled up across West Africa, Oxfam said Monday.
With early indicators pointing to a likely food crisis in 2012, with people at particularly high risk in Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Chad, now is the time to
invest in preventative measures, the International humanitarian non-governmental organization said.

Sierra Leone laws silent on sxual harassment

December 12, 2011

The Sierra Leonean government has over the years been trying to upgrade the status of women by enacting laws to protect them.

But it seems that the government’s efforts have not gone far enough.

UN OCHA worried about big funding gap, amid looming food crisis

December 12, 2011 Logo UN OCHA

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says it’s worried that only half of the financial csontributions requested for Niger, Central African Republic and West Africa have been received so far.

Protestors burn Norway flag, Liberians split over Sirleaf’s Nobel Peace Prize

December 12, 2011 L-R Tawakkul Karman , Leymah Gbowee and Pres Johnson-Sirleaf

Liberian police have arrested and detained three persons, after they  burnt Norway’s flag and stormed the European Union headquarters in Monrovia, protesting against the awardiing of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.

Boycott triggered low turnout in Ivorian legislative poll

December 12, 2011 An Ivorian voter casting her ballot

Votes are being counted after Sunday’s legislative elections in the Ivory Coast, which the UN Special Representative, Bert Koender says went on smoothly in a positive and calm atmosphere.

Initial results from the polls are expected today, Monday. But WADR’s Correspondent in the main city, Abidjan said turnout in low .

Ghana assures no war with Ivory Coast over oil rich borders

December 12, 2011 Ghana offshore oil drilling

Ghana says it will not go to war with Ivory Coast over the disputed land boundaries rich in oil deposits. Some of the places in dispute are offshore area where oil is either being drilled or explored.

Ivorian authorities have  accused Ghana of exploring oil on its territory, but Ghana has disputed the claims. WADR’s Accra Correspondent Kofi Agyepong says this has raised tension, with people fearing a looming war between the two West African nations.

WFP Sahel food crisis alert, as Plan Int’l urges long-term support

December 10, 2011 A peasant farmier in his rice farm

The World food Programme (WFP) warns of a looming food crisis in the Sahel region in West and Central Africa, while the charity Plan International has stressed the need to “focus on long-term support as well as emergency aid.”