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Senegal transport strike suspended, as citizens hope for peace 2012

January 4, 2012 One of Dakar's streets

Transport unions in Senegal have suspended their strike action.

The strike, which lasted for two days, left thousands of commuters stranded, as taxis and other private commercial vehicles stayed off the streets on Monday and Tuesday.

Senegal Unlicensed Parties Aspire to Run for Polls

January 3, 2012 Voix de Dégagement Nord (VDN) Dakar

In Senegal, some political parties desirous of participating in next month’s presidential polls are yet to receive their party licenses to enable them take part in the forthcoming elections.

Death Rate Drops in Sierra Leone

January 3, 2012

In Sierra Leone, a total of 10,824 deaths have been reported for the year ending 2011 by the Births and Deaths Department of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation.

President Sirleaf: ‘Liberia’s Reconciliation Matters Most’

January 2, 2012 President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia has said reconciling Liberians is at the heart of her second term’s national agenda for peace, socio-economic development and progress for the West African State.

UN warns South Sudan villagers to ‘Flee for Their lives’

January 2, 2012

The United Nations has warned villagers in South Sudan to flee from advancing fighters from a rival ethnic group.

Gov't Imposes State of Emergency in Northern Nigeria

January 2, 2012

Following a spate of bombings orchestrated by the Boko Haram Sect in some Northern States of the Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan has imposed a state of emergency in some parts of Borno, Yobe, Niger and Plateau States.

Ghana Fuel Price Increases by 15%

January 1, 2012 John Atta Mills,Président du Ghana

The Ghana National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has increased the prices of petroleum products in the country between 15 and 20 percent.

Liberia Govt Promises January Pay for ‘Riot Students’

January 1, 2012 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia

Liberia’s Acting Information Minister, Jerolicmick Pieh, has said students on a vacation scheme organized by the Government will be paid in January.

West African Peasant Farmers Train in Leadership Skills

December 31, 2011 Peasant farmers on a rice field

A meeting aimed at training subsistent farmers in leadership skills was held recently in Kolda, Southern Senegal.

ICRC donates urgent medical supplies to sourthern Somalia

December 31, 2011 ICRC logo

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has sent urgently needed emergency medical supplies to various medical facilities on both sides of the frontline in Kismayo, Afmadow and Dhobley in the Middle Juba region of southern Somalia.