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Sierra Leone loses US$30m from illegal fishing

February 20, 2012 Vessels of various sorts ply Sierra Leonean waters

Illegal fishing in Sierra Leone’s territorial waters is costing the country US$30 million in lost revenues annually.

The country has a coastline of 120 sq kilometers.

 

Senegal soldiers, police vote ahead of polls, AU mediator arrives

February 19, 2012 Senegalese solidiers, police and parmilitary forces have been voting

Senegalese military and para-military forces are voting for the second and final day on Sunday, ahead of civilians in the February 26 presidential election.

Guinea criminal court opens with 70 cases on docket

February 18, 2012 Guinean lawyers

Guinea’s Criminal court opened at the weekend in the capital, Conakry, with some 70  cases on its docket to rule on.

Mali war creates 44,000 refugees,‘’worst rights crisis in 20 yrs’’

February 18, 2012 A small group of refugees from northern Mali

Amnesty International has described the ongoing fighting in northern Mali as the worst human rights crisis there for 20 years.


UN assures ECOWAS it’ll help fend off threats to stability

February 18, 2012 President Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast

Hours after Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara’s election as the new Chairman of the sub-regional bloc, ECOWAS, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for West Africa, Mr. Said Djinnit has ‘’reiterated the commitment of the United Nations to support the efforts of ECOWAS in addressing emerging threats to the stability of the sub-region.’’

No let up in attacks against Sierra Leone’s Journalists

February 17, 2012 SLAJ’s President Umaru Fofana.

This year, 2012 is a critical year for Sierra Leone as the country holds presidential, parliamentary and local elections in November.

With political tensions rising in the run up to the polls, the environment is getting more hostile for Journalists.

Ouattara to build 25,000 new schools, recruit 3,000 teachers

February 17, 2012 Ivorian pupils in classroom

The Alassane Ouattara government in the Ivory Coast has laid out an ambitious plan to construct about 25,000 new schools and recruit some 3,000 teachers by 2015 in the war torn nation.

Constraints to sub-regional integration in West Africa

February 16, 2012 Mme Ndioro Ndiaye

The head of a new Non-Governmental Organization set up to promote migration and development has said that the lack of capacity and coordination among stakeholders are constraints to sub-regional integration in West Africa.

Sirleaf’s ruling party youths storm HQ demanding jobs

February 15, 2012 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is just a month into her second six-year term, has a lot on her plate, with pressure for jobs on all sides of the divide.

Senegal : Political dialogue vs. further street protests

February 15, 2012 Senegal's 14 presidential candidates

Supporters of Senegal’s M23 coalition of some opposition and civil society groups on Wednesday clashed with riot police, who used tear gas in the capital, Dakar.

But WADR's reporter covering the demonstration said there were no injuries. The protestors chanted anti government slogans.