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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.”

Liberia:Johnson-Sirleaf dedicates Nobel Prize to women of Africa

December 10, 2011 L-R Leymah Gbowee,Tawakkul Karman and Pres Johnson Sirleaf

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf  is today, Saturday receiving the Nobel Peace Prize along with Liberian woman peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen.

On the eve of the award ceremony, Johnson-Sirleaf  said she was dedicating the prize to women of Liberia and Africa.

Nigeria: Kerosene price hike sparks complaints

December 9, 2011

The sudden jump in the price of Kerosene in Nigeria, is affecting supplies, with many complaints from citizens.

Ghana MPs urge caution, amid bloody herdsmen feud

December 9, 2011 President John Atta Mills of Ghana

In Ghana, a bloody feud between Fulani Herdsmen and some communities in the country has sparked serious debate, with some members of parliament urging caution.

The conflict has resulted into the deaths of about 20 Herdsmen in less than a week.

Back home at last: 500 Ivorian refugees voluntarily repatriated from Liberia

December 9, 2011 FLASHBACK:Ivorian refugees in Liberia waiting for relief food

Over 500 Ivorian refugees are now back home, after being voluntarily repatriated from neighbouring Liberia by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).

Liberia, Senegal To Let Women Pass On Citizenship

December 9, 2011 President Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal

Liberia and Senegal have pledged to reform their laws so that women can confer citizenship on their children.

The West African nations made the pledge Thursday at a ministerial meeting in Geneva marking the 50th anniversary of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness.