West Africa

The Liberian Government has allotted about 650,000 United States dollars for the inauguration of President-elect Joseph Boakai of the main opposition Unity Party. Boakai defeated outgoing President George Weah during the November 14, 2023 presidential runoff election.   WADR’s Darlington…

Experts have described the recent response from Ghana’s Presidency regarding reports of politically motivated military changes as unnecessary. Recall the Presidency stated on January 4  dismissing the claims from a group named Anchoring Democracy Advocacy Movement (ADAM-GH). The group alleged…

Civil society organizations in Togo are no longer concealing their concerns following the expiry of the term of office of members of parliament on 31 December. On Wednesday, 12 non-governmental organizations co-signed a press release denouncing what they described as a…

The Gambia is organizing an international trade fair as part of the bicentenary of George Town Janjanbureh. The trade fair has added a unique flavor to the 200-year celebration of the settlement. WADRs Sankulleh Janko in Banjul visited some of…

The Constitutional Council in Senegal is expected to close the verification exercise of sponsorships for presidential candidates today. The proxies of the various contenders for the presidency have been arriving one after the other since last Saturday. So far, 9 candidates…

The trial of a Gambian former minister accused of multiple counts of crimes against humanity will open before the Swiss Federal Criminal Court on Monday, January 8, 2024. Ousman Sonko allegedly committed these crimes under the regime of former President…

The Malian Armed Forces has taken delivery of new military drones from Turkey. This new acquisition of war material is part of the fight against terrorism. The Malian Defence Minister, who took delivery of the batch of equipment, reiterated the…

At least three Coastal States of West Africa may receive military support from the United States as part of urgent measures to prevent the spread of extremist groups operating in the Sahel.   The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday…

The ECOWAS request to relocate the former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, to Nigeria is causing a divide among the citizenry. While the northern region, a stronghold of the opposition All Peoples Congress of Ernest Bai Koroma accuses…

Staffers of the Senate in Liberia on Thursday went amok, preventing senators from accessing the Legislature in demand of additional sitting benefits. Lawmakers in the country usually receive extra bonuses once they are recalled from their annual recess by the…

The Federal government of Nigeria has announced an expansion of its suspension of accreditation of degrees from learning institutions overseas. Additional countries embargoed are Kenya and Uganda. This decision follows the recent suspension of accreditation for degrees obtained from institutions…

A financial scandal in Côte d’Ivoire, was revealed in the latest report by the Court of Auditors. For the year 2022, only 792,000 FCFA were paid to the State in stamp duties on National Identity Cards (CNI) and passports. This amount…