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The specialized judicial unit for terrorism cases in Burkina Faso recently held its inaugural session. A total of 18 individuals were convicted for acts of terrorism, while 12 were acquitted due to insufficient evidence. In a statement dated July 10, the…
The Nigerian government says the plan to convert one million petrol and diesel run vehicles to compressed natural gas (CNG), is progressing steadily. The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNI) has been tasked to see to the conversion in the…
Côte d’Ivoire, through its Ministry of Environment, has officially launched the “Low Carbon Facility,” a tool designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help the country adapt to climate change. In partnership with the European Union, this initiative aims to…
Liberia has finalized a deal with the United Nations Development Fund geared toward enhancing the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities in southeastern Liberia—Sinoe County. The project valued at over US$8,932,420 aims to build on existing initiatives such as the…
Rescue teams in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, have saved four people from the debris of a two-storey building that collapsed on Saturday. The building, located in the Kubwa area, had 45 apartments and was previously used as a hotel before being…
Dozens of aggrieved women have staged a mass protest in Ganta City, one of the largest commercial cities in Nimba County, northern Liberia; approximately 323 kilometers from Monrovia against the recent killing of a Liberian woman—Rose Garpeh by her Guinean…
Several inmates escaped from the Koutoukalé high-security prison in the Tillabéri region in Niger on Thursday. The incident occurred as a result of a protest by the prisoners against their prison conditions. In response, the search units of the Defense…
The French Army has denied the existence of its military bases in the Republic of Benin. According to a statement, the French Army general staff said it has taken stock of its military presence in Africa. This comes on the…
In Nigeria, the leaders of the Organised Labour met with President Bola Tinubu on Thursday to discuss a new minimum wage for workers. The meeting, attended by NLC President Joe Ajaero and TUC President Festus Osifo, aimed to resolve the…
Côte d’Ivoire is starting a vaccination campaign against malaria from July 15. A total of 250,000 children have been targeted for the exercise, as announced by the Ministry of Health in a statement to the press on Thursday. The Ivorian…
In a decree adopted at the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, the government of Côte d’Ivoire awarded mining exploitation permits to companies tasked with building the country’s largest gold mine. The decree allows the company “PARNASSA INVEST…
The Liberian government and the Global Fund have signed a grant of over one hundred million United States dollars to strenghten the fight against HIV, malaria and tuberculosis. As WADR’s Darlington Porkpa reports, the grant is intended to augment the…
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