West Africa

A traditional ruler rejects extra monetary benefits from the government. In Ghana, there is a growing concern over the government’s misspending of state resources on non-profitable ventures. This followed revelation by a former member of a constitutional advisory board to…

The World Bank in its 2021 report says the Gambia’s economy is set for moderate growth. The report also indicates that actions to strengthen governance and institutional structures will be key in the recovery process after a devastating Covid19 outbreak…

The Transitional Legislative Assembly of Burkina Faso has permitted the government of the country to rule by ordinances. The new law which was adopted on Monday seeks to empower the government to take decisions related to national defense and security.…

All Progressives Congress, APC is underway in the nation’s capital Abuja. Over two thousand three hundred party delegates are gathered at the venue, to decide through their votes, who becomes the party’s presidential flagbearer in the 2023 general elections. The…

In Cote d’Ivoire, a new president of the national assembly has been chosen. Adama Bigtogo was approached and supported by the Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and was elected president of the assembly by an overwhelming majority on Tuesday evening by…

In an unrelated development, Ghana’s minister of lands and natural resources says the country has lost up to 80 percent of its forest cover to activities of mining and illegal logging of trees.  The revelation comes as the government aims…

The minority in Ghana’s parliament has threatened to disrupt all government business in the legislature if the anti LGBTQ bill is not passed. According to the legislators, the chairman of the constitutional, legal and parliamentary affairs committee is dragging his…

Liberia’s unprecedented acute shortage of petroleum products has resulted in long queues at petrol stations across the country. Some buyers spend days taking turns to purchase the product in small quantities because of the high cost. WADR’s Darlington Porkpa has…

According to the World Bank (WB) report on The Gambia's Economic Update, inflation is projected to increase and reach 8% in 2022. This is due to global supply disruptions and high commodity prices which are expected to continue to rise.…

The Nigerien Embassy in collaboration with government of Ghana has kick-started the process to repatriate some Nigerien beggars on the streets of Accra. A spokesperson for Nigerien Embassy in Accra, said that through the partnership with the government of Ghana,…

Two Malian soldiers were killed Wednesday in an attack on a checkpoint by unidentified armed men. According to the Army, the incident happened near Timbuktu, in the North of the country. Usman Umar reports

With the 2023 general elections fast approaching in Nigeria, many political parties have elected their preferred candidate who will fly the flag of their respective parities in the forthcoming elections. On Wednesday, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives…