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Road crashes kill 16 worshippers in Senegal

January 13, 2012

Road accidents have claimed the lives of many people in the past four days this week, while en route to the annual Muslim pilgrimage in Senegal’s holy city of Touba.

Nigeria trade unions suspend protests to allow more talks

January 13, 2012 FLASHBACK. earlier protest

Hopes appear to be in sight for some sort of early resolution of the fuel subsidy crisis, with Nigerian trade unions announcing Friday, that they have suspended protests against the fuel subsidy removal for two days.

Ghana: Who turned cocaine into washing soda in court?

January 13, 2012 Cocaine

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has dismissed the two reports issued by the Justice Agnes Dordzie Committee and the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) on the cocaine-turned-soda saga, saying that the premises on which the findings and conclusions are based are flawed.

Ouattara pledges one ‘descent home’ for each Ivorian family

January 13, 2012 Houses under construction

The President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara has said his government would make sure that each family owns a house at an affordable price in the New Year, 2012.

Reprimend for S/Leone rebellous Catholic Priests not ruled out

January 12, 2012 Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles

By Frank Sainworla, Jr/WADR News

The Catholic Archbishop of Freetown, Edward Tamba Charles has frowned on “some people who are bringing the church down the tribal line,” amidst internal feud over the appointment of a Bishop from the east of Sierra Leone to head the diocese of Makeni in the north.

Arms seized in Ghana destined for Nigeria

January 12, 2012 arrested suspects in Ghana

In Ghana, there are indications that the truck load of arms seized this week may have been destined for Nigeria.

Initially, two men were arrested but the Ghanaian police say five are now being investigated, both Ghanaians and Nigerians.

Nigerians qualms now beyond fuel subsidy removal

January 11, 2012 Image from one of the Nigeria protest

“The issue has gone beyond fuel subsidy…Nigerians want to know the state of their economy.” This is the response a protesting resident of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja gave WADR when asked why he had joined the street protest.

Conakry street cleaners in bizaarr action over unpaid wages

January 11, 2012 Image of Conakry

Anger over pay has left Guinea’s garbage collectors to act in a rather strange way.

Instead of clearing the garbage from the streets, Conakry street sweepers were doing the very opposite—dumping garbage in the streets, as they staged a demonstration over payment of salary arrears.

Cleric says beauty pageant 'exploits' women, but Miss S/Leone reacts

January 11, 2012 Parade de jeunes filles dans un concours de beauté (Miss)

“Beauty pageantry is absolute exploitation of the girl child,” a Sierra Leonean Muslim cleric, Sheikh Fuad Fomba has said in the capital, Freetown. But his assertion has been challenged by the reigning Miss Sierra Leone, Kadija Mansaray.

Ivory Coast: Population Growth Poses serious Housing Crisis

January 11, 2012 Houses under construction

The sharp rise in Ivory Coast population growth rate is being seriously felt in the housing sector.

To address the problem, the Ivorian government says the New Year, 2012 will see a number of construction projects, in the aftermath of the bloody post election crisis, which has stalled development activities.