West Africa

Ghana’s main opposition party, the national democratic has changed its leaders in the legislature sparking anger and shock among millions of supporters. The change means the position of minority leader and others has changed a few days before the resumption…

Burkina Faso has officially notified France of the termination of the 2018 agreement on the status of French armed forces present in the country. France has received a request from junta-ruled Burkina Faso to withdraw its troops from the Sahel…

No fewer than 27 Fulani pastoralists have been killed after a bomb exploded on Tuesday night at the border linking Nasarawa and Benue states in North Central Nigeria. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Ramhan Nansel, made the…

The European Union has allocated one hundred and two million euros in aid to enable the Lake Chad Basin Countries to assist vulnerable communities. The humanitarian aid by the European Bloc announced at the end of a two-day Summit on…

The United Nations Refugee Agency in Mali is calling for enhanced support for people displaced as violence and threats by armed groups continue to force Malians and refugees to flee for safety. In N’Tillit, a village in northern Mali, the…

Petroleum scarcity has continued to bite harder in parts of Nigeria including the capital city, Abuja.  In this report, WADR’S Abuja Correspondent, Usman Umar reports that motorists are crying out for the government’s intervention as the fuel queues get longer…

Ahead of President George Weah’s second term endorsement ceremony this weekend, the youth leagues of the National Patriotic Party and the Liberia People Democratic Party have threatened to boycott the ceremony. The youths in addition promised to campaign against his…

The Senegalese National Assembly on Tuesday in a vote stripped Amina Toure, an MP of all her post and privileges. Toure, head of the national list of the ruling coalition Benno Bokk Yakkar had written to President Macky Sall about…

In Guinea, a senior investigating judge of the Dixinn Court of First Instance has charged Mamadou Billo Bah of youths’ mobilization and criminal participation. The leader of the National Front for Defense of the constitution FNDC, was charged with complicity…

Amnesty International has condemned the abduction and killing of Martinez Zogo, a journalist in Cameroon. Abducted on January 17, Zogo’s lifeless body was found on 22 January near Yaoundé, the Cameroonian capital. Although the government has opened an investigation into…

The Burkinabe government on Monday confirmed its request for the departure of French troops stationed in the country after the review of a 2018 military agreement. The troops were allowed into the country to help fight against the insurgency; a…

President Adama Barrow paid a special tribute to his former Vice President Badara Alieu Joof during a state funeral on Monday in Banjul. Recall, the former Vice President died in India last week after a brief illness. Emotional President Barrow…