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Nigeria: Nasarawa cult ambush kills 30 policemen

May 9, 2013 President Goodluck Jonathan

Nigeria has lost at least 30 policemen in an ambush by a local militia in the central Nasarawa state, officials said.

Chad: Coup plot widens

May 8, 2013 Opposition leaders Saleh Kebzabo and Ngarlejy Yorongar

Following the alleged plot discovered by the Chadian authorities last week in N’Djamena, Chad’s judicial police have called on the national assembly to allow police to interview four members of parliament.

UN Security Council cautions Guinea

April 30, 2013 UN Security Council in a meeting

Members of the United Nations Security Council have expressed concern over the volatile security situation in the Republic of Guinea.

Liberia: President Outlines Hurdles Impeding National Development

April 29, 2013 Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

The government of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has in recent days been under mounting criticism for failing to deliver on its promises with almost two years into her second term and eight years in charge of the ship of state.

Mali: Arm-twist between electoral body and gov't

April 25, 2013 Mamadou Diamouténé, The chairman of electoral commission

The chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the Prime Minister, Diango Cissokho, to postpone presidential elections scheduled in July but the government has rejected the recommendation.  

Sierra Leone: Opposition SLPP supporters clash with police

April 24, 2013 Sierra Leone Police use tear gas to disperse riotous members of the SLPP

Supporters of the main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party, the SLPP, have clashed with police after storming the premises of the court building to witness the petition case of the party.

Facts about the gambian dissident Kukoi Samba Sanyang

April 22, 2013 Kukoi Samba Sanyang, the man who led the 1981 rebellion against the Jawara regime

Sukoi Samba Sanyang is currently believed to be in Mali, sent there by the Senegalese government on April 17 having reportedly been arrested in possession of false paper in Dakar.

Ivory Coast: Justice for all is vital for unity – Kofi Annan

April 22, 2013 Kofi Annan in Dakar

President Alassane Ouattara has been urged to ensure all the parties involved in Côte d'ivoire's post elections crimes, including his, are brought to book. Former UN Secretary General Kofffi Annan said equal justice for all is the only real pre-condition for reconciliation. In an exclusive interview, Kofi Annan granted to WADR’s Elisabeth-Laure Njipwo, he stressed that all conditions needed to be met before elections are held in Mali in July as scheduled.

Ivory coast local polls boycotted by opposition

April 21, 2013

Sunday's polls were boycotted by the opposition party of former President Laurent Gbagbo, highlighting the slow progress of reconciliation.

Mali: "Disarming all armed groups is our priority"(GSS)

April 21, 2013 Chadian Forces Move to Secure Mali's Kidal

One of the main headaches confronting the GSS as it met in Bamako on Friday was the role of the MNLA in and around Kidal. The mainly Touareg group still has a strong presence there. Given the International Support Mission to Mali (MISMA) is meant to be disarming all armed groups, the MNLA should be amongst those willing to demobilize and surrender its weapons.