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The temporary suspension of the joint military operation by the French government between its troops and the Malian forces is being seen as creating an opening in the ongoing fight against insurgency. France however said its decision is linked to…

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With a population of nearly two hundred million people, Nigeria, like many developing countries is struggling to cater to the needs of its citizens despite being the premier economic powerhouse in Africa. More than 10 million children in the country…

Anna Badkhen has spent most of her life in the Global South. Her immersive investigations of the world's iniquities have yielded six books of literary nonfiction. Her essays and dispatches appear in periodicals and literary magazines such as the New…

Polymath artist, curator, art director and cultural entrepreneur Pierre-Christophe Gam, trained as an interior architect at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris and Central St. Martins in London. In his professional career, he has specialized in art…

A South African of Indian descent,  Amita Makan is an award winning embroidery artist.                                    

As Ghana continues to celebrate 65 years of independence, today we put the spotlight on Joseph William Swain deGraft-Johnson, who was a Ghanaian engineer, academic and Ghana’s first Vice President.  WADR’s Atiewin Mbillah-Lawson has been speaking to his daughter, Dr.…

Ever since oil exploration started in Ghana on the Jubilee Fields at Cape Three Points of the Western Region, fishermen have been banned from fishing close to the oil rigs.  This is because Tullow-Ghana Oil and its partners have earmarked…

In 2009, Ghana produced between 250,000 and 300,000 tonnes of salt. The Ghana Export Promotion Council (GEPC) has identified the sector as one that could aid in the diversification of Ghana’s economy In this report, Eugene Osei-Tutu with WADR partner…