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One of the most significant impacts of mining activity is the migration of people into a mine area, particularly where the mine represents the single most important economic activity. The success of some mining migrants in these areas has encouraged…

Civil society organizations have played an important role in enhancing transparency and good governance in developing countries’ mining sector. A member of Civil Society, in Nigeria’s Plateau State, Pam Fulus Chomo, says CSOs operate on three principles to include, participation,…

A history of migration in Ghana dates back to over a century when many ethnic communities used gold as a medium of exchange to trade various goods and services, and also as an embodiment of the power, wealth, and in?uence.…

Research has revealed that Ghana loses over 6 billion dollars to irresponsible mining and environmental degradation.  The deprivation and destruction in mining areas have also attracted enormous interest from Civil Society Organizations which play critical roles in many facets of…

Mining contributes to development through the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs for host Communities and the general public at large. In 2011, the mining companies, according to the government, spent 24 million dollars on CSR projects. However, the…

Preparations are underway for the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Fashion Weekend Gambia. The event brings together fashion designers home and abroad to showcase and market their brands. Ahead of this event, organizer Somma Baba Njie, spoke to WADR,…

Malians took to the streets after the country’s ruling military called for protests against stringent sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) over delayed elections. In an interview with WADR, a governance expert in Bamako, Moses…

Co-founder of Jumia and founder of Janngo Senegalese tech entrepreneur Fatoumata Ba spoke to WADR about entrepreneurship and how it all began for her.

Despite the ratification of African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, the readiness of countries for the free trade opportunity is being impacted by the economic effect of COVID-19 pandemic, among others. As contained in Article 23 of the agreement establishing…

West Africa like many countries in the world is endowed with abundant mineral resources but many of its member states remain underdeveloped and their citizens remain poor. Experts in the region say unless regional countries adopt a strategic approach of…

Research fellow at the Bureau of Integrated Rural Development at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is calling for the protection of unaccompanied child migrants. Unaccompanied minor migrants are underage migrants, who for various reasons leave their country…

Security analyst Adib Saani says it is in the interest of all countries within the West African Sub-Region to ensure law and order prevails in Chad. This follows the sudden death of President Idriss Déby Itno on April 19, 2021.…