West Africa

Nigeria’s president Bola Tinubu has assured the international business community of the country’s preparedness for business engagements, emphasizing his administration’s resolute stance against internal vested interests that undermine investor confidence in the Nigerian economy. Addressing the Nigeria-Qatar Business and Investment…

Former Liberian President George Weah has criticized the use of excessive force on peaceful protesters by state security apparatus under the watch of current president Joseph Boakai. Weah asserts that peaceful protests by citizens constitute a fundamental aspect of democracy,…

Proponents and opponents of female genital mutilation (FGM) gathered at the premises of the National Assembly of The Gambia to vocalize their divergent views. This demonstration followed the presentation of the Women’s Amendment Bill on Monday, which aims to abolish…

A regional Burkinabe official on Sunday confirmed over one hundred and fifty people have been killed in deadly attacks by insurgents in the country’s northern region. Aly Benjamin Coulibaly, who is a public prosecutor disclosed that the attack occurred a…

Liberia’s National Police has confirmed the death of at least two people and the arrest of 23 rioters who staged a violent protest in Western Liberia—Grand Cape Mount County. Liberians residing within the operation areas of Bea Mining Company staged…

3 persons have been confirmed dead after the youth of Tontokrom in Ghana’s Ashanti region, have clashed with security personnel guarding a mining concession. The situation has created uneasy  calm in the area. The confrontation arose when a resident was…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the licenses of 4,173 Bureaux De Change Operators over their failure to comply with regulatory provisions. The list of affected BDC operators was released on the bank’s website. According to the CBN…

Located to the west of Niger, the municipality of Ayorou is one of the localities in the Tillabéry region heavily impacted by insecurity. A situation that has affected many young people engaged in income-generating activities in the area.   WADR’s…

Authorities in The Gambia have claimed that 90% of cannabis drugs in the country are produced in the Senegalese region of Casamance, with the greater percentage being transferred to the northern part of Senegal. They have expressed worry over the…

The African Union’s High Representative for Silencing the Guns Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambers is calling for a collaborative effort to deal with the increasing challenges of migration in the world. According to him, stakeholders must consider putting together a migration…

The aftermath of fn in Abidjan is visible, with debris from demolished homes scattered around. WADR checks reveal that people in Boribana and Yopougon Gesco are struggling to find shelter after being evicted. Some are homeless, while others are staying…

The recently signed education law by President Bola Tinubu aimed at providing interest-free loans to students seeking tertiary education has continued to generate divergent reactions among stakeholders. There are concerns about implementation and the implication of the policy on students…