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Wives, children of dead Malian soldiers protest

February 2, 2012 FLASHBACK: recent protest in Kati

Families of soldiers killed in clashes with Malian rebels returning from Libya have launched a protest march in the capital, Bamako.

Toxic cyanide chemical raises concerns in Guinea

February 2, 2012

Guinea is said to be threatened by the use of cyanide and other prohibited toxic chemicals.

Imported to be used in mines, the products are subjected to very low environment taxes.

Ivory Coast: Containing Meningitis epidemic after 11 deaths

February 2, 2012 Campaign against Meningitis in Ivory Coast

There has been an outbreak of a Meningitis epidemic in northern and central Ivory Coast, which has so far claimed 11 lives.

International calls for end to violence in Senegal

February 1, 2012 Ban-Ki moon, UN Secretary General

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the US embassy in Senegal have expressed concerns over the risiing violence and an upsurge in political tensions, ahead of the country’s February 26 presidential election.

Several persons, civilians and a police officer, have been killed in violent opposition protests in the capital, Dakar and the northern town of Podor, since the country’s Constitutional Court approved the third term candidacy of President Abdoulaye Wade last Friday.

Liberian opposition leader admits partisans 'unruly and violent'

February 1, 2012 Winston Tubman,CDC leader

Opposition leader of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), lawyer Winston Tubman has admitted that his partisans are “sometimes unruly and violent” in their approach to national issues.

Confab to transform Sierra Leone underway

February 1, 2012

A national development conference aimed at transforming Sierra Leone is underway in the capital, Freetown.

Speaking at the official opening, of the three-day forum, President Ernest Bai Koroma spoke of plans to transform the country into a middle income and advanced economy country in the next 25-50 years.

Pres. Atta Mills resists latest UN gay rights call

February 1, 2012 President Atta Mills of Ghana

Ghana’s President John Atta Mills has again rejected calls from Western countries and the United Nations for African states to  legalize homosexuality.

“Worst food price increases may be over, but...” - World Bank VP

February 1, 2012 Otaviano Canuto, World Bank VP

The World Bank has said there was an 8 percent drop in global food prices between September and December of 2011, due to increasing supplies and uncertainty about the global economy.

Wade govt says it will only allow peaceful protests

January 31, 2012 President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal

The Senegalese government has said on Tuesday it would only allow opposition street demonstration, if it is peaceful but warned that it won’t condone violence.

In an interview with West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) this afternoon, Senegal’s Minister of State and government Spokesman, Amadou Sall said on Tuesday afternoon, President Abdoulaye Wade believes...

Donor Fatigue Threatens Community Radios in West Africa

January 31, 2012

Community radios have an important role to play in informing, educating and entertaining rural populations around the world.