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Ghana 1st terrorism charge lands on opposition MP

April 20, 2012 Ghana MP Kennedy Agyapong charged with terrorism

A Ghanaian member of parliament from the main opposition National Patriotic Party (NPP) has made history by becoming the first person to be charged with terrorism in the country.

 

AfDB, World Bank halt development aid to Guinea Bissau

April 19, 2012 Guinea Bissau soldiers after the coup

-As ECOWAS condemns junta “illegal initiative”

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank have joined the AU and ECOWAS in condemning last week’s military coup in Guinea-Bissau and they have suspended development operations.

Nigerian citizens annoyed with their politicians

April 19, 2012 President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria

Many Nigerian citizens are said to be annoyed with their politicians for not really focusing on finding solutions to pressing national issues, but only being locked in bickering and filibustering.

Calm returns to Sierra Leone mine after 3 die in violence

April 19, 2012 African Minerals Company exploite et exporte régulièrement du fer

Calm has returned to Sierra Leone’s northern mining city of Bunbuna, following a violent protest amidst a mine workers strike, which left three people dead and at least eight others injured on Wednesday. 

Sierra Leone: Mine workers protest turns violent, 1 death

April 18, 2012 African Minerals iron ore is exported regularly

BREAKING NEWS

By Mohamed Konneh/WADR Correspondent

One person is said to have been shot dead and several others wounded in in Sierra Leone’s northern town of Bunbuna, as striking workers staged a protest at a mining company.

Amnesty Int’l on “increasing repression” in Guinea Bissau

April 18, 2012 Soliders in Guinea Bissau after the coup

Amnesty International has spoken of “increasing repression" amid last Thursday's military coup in Guinea Bissau.

In a statement, Amnesty said “growing restrictions on protesters, the media and freedom of movement are fuelling fear and insecurity in the wake of the military coup in Guinea Bissau.”

Pro-junta civilian group says MPs must quit, as Mali gets new PM

April 18, 2012 Former Junta leader Capt Sanogo

In Mali, while soldiers have been busy arresting a number of allies of  deposed President Amadou Toumani Toure, a pro-junta civilian movement has been calling for the resignation of members of the country's parliament.

“Criminalize Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing”--GIABA

April 16, 2012 Dr Abdullahi Shehu, GIABA Director General

By William Selmah/WADR Correspondent

The Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering (GIABA) has underscored the need for Liberia to enact laws criminalizing money laundering and terrorist financing.

Division in Boko Haram leads to killing of its spokesman?

April 15, 2012 Boko Haram spokesman Abu Qaqa

Reports from Nigeria say the spokesman of the Boko Haram Islamic Sect, Abu Qaga, II is feared dead.

Nigerian newspapers reported on Sunday Qaga may have been killed over the weekend, following a growing rift within the Boko Haram group that have been waging a chain of deadly bombing and shooting in Africa’s most populous nation.

ECOWAS encountering another military junta

April 15, 2012 Soldats Bissau-guinéens

The stage is set for ECOWAS encounter with another military junta, as a delegation from the sub-regional bloc arrives in Guinea Bissau on Monday, after the new military junta on Sunday announced the formation of a National Transitional Council (NTC).