West Africa

The United States on Thursday ordered its non-emergency diplomatic staff and their families to leave the Nigerian capital,  Abuja, citing a “heightened risk of terrorist attacks.” The US State Department did not specify the threat, but its country summary for…

The Executive Director of Integrity Watch Liberia—Harold Aidoo is calling on Civil Society organizations to pressure the Liberian Government to be gender responsive in the formulation of the National budget. Speaking over the weekend, Aidoo said over the years, the…

Ghana has amended its criminal offences act to incorporate the plea bargain during criminal proceedings.  The Criminal and Other Offences Amended Act has been described as an answer to the many calls by advocates of reform of the criminal justice…

The leader of Guinea's ruling junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, visited neighboring Sierra Leone over the weekend.  Doumbouya was met by Sierra Leone's president, Julius Maada Bio, and promised to strengthen the ties between the two countries. "It is an honour…

The Secretary General of Amnesty International, Agnès Callamard, says she is concerned about a "narrowing of the space for individual freedoms" in West Africa.Speaking in Dakar after visits to SenegalandMali, the Secretary General deplored the excessive use of force by…

In Liberia, some members of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change, are calling for a boycott of an upcoming rally intended to raise money to support President Weah’s second term presidential bid. Called the ‘dollar rally’ where, each party supporter…

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced that Ghana’s economy is in crisis. He attributed the situation to so many malevolent forces which he said have come together at the same time to cause the current economic turmoil bedeviling the country. President…

The minority in Ghana’s parliament has started processes to attempt to remove the finance minister Ken Ofori Atta over the deteriorating economic situation.  The speaker of parliament, Alban Bagbin has admitted the motion to censure the finance minister, after it…

The World Food Program has vowed to support Liberia achieve its plan to end hunger in the coming years. The commitment was made by the country Director of WFP—Aliou Diongue in Monrovia. WADR’s Darlington Porkpa has a report.

Businesses have begun shutting down operations amid fear of an elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja. This followed warnings by the United States embassies and others about a planned terror attack on government buildings, places of…

Mali’s transition President, Colonel Assimi Goïta on Thursday received the President of the Independent High-Level Panel on Security and Development in the Sahel and the former President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou. According to reports, the discussions focused mainly on security,…

Mali has been defending its commitment to the fight against terrorism. At the forum for Peace and Security in Africa in Dakar, the head of Mali’s diplomacy replied curtly to the representative of the French government who accused the current…