West Africa

Liberian House Speaker Bhofal Chambers has underscored the need to prioritize the interest of Liberians amid the worsening economic conditions. He believes that Liberia will go nowhere unless the legislature institutes practical measures to address the wellbeing of the suffering…

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) says its members will still go ahead and close shops in the Greater Accra Region beginning Wednesday, to protest the current economic challenges. This is despite an engagement with members of the Council…

A nongovernmental organization, Faso Action for Community Development (FDC) with support from International Labour Organization and European Union, has donated startup kits to 305 young people, including 163 girls from different regions of Burkina Faso. The beneficiaries were trained for…

At least 58 million people across West and Central Africa, including nearly 29 million children, are now acutely food insecure and in need of urgent food assistance, says an alliance of international NGOs in the region. Organizations including Save the…

Nine Ghanaians have been convicted and sentenced to eight years imprisonment for attempting to smuggle 10.8kg cannabis into Nigeria through the sea.  Delivering his ruling on the matter, Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub,…

Mali wants to strengthen its position in the field of energy.  The Malian Minister of Energy Lamine Seydou Traoré has been taking part in the Russian Energy Week since Wednesday. The summit is expected to provide opportunities Mali to sign…

An environmental Assistant at the Ministry of Public Works in Liberia—Samuel Carlor, has been arrested by Airport security with a huge consignment of counterfeit banknotes valued at over one million Liberian dollars. The counterfeit banknotes were brought into the country…

Burkina Faso's coup leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, will convene a national assembly” on October 14 and 15 to appoint a transition charter and most likely a new "transitional president.” The assembly talks are set to take place in Ouagadougou, and…

Ghana’s electoral commission EC, has threatened to revoke the registration of 17 political parties for failing to establish offices at the regional and national levels. The parties, including the liberal party of Ghana, LPG, and the united progressive party, UPP,…

Nigeria's President, Muhammmadu Buhari has appealed to Member-States of the Gulf of Guinea Commission, GGC to remit their outstanding Annual Assessed Contributions to the Secretariat. The President who made the appeal at a meeting involving member States of the Gulf…

In Burkina Faso, France has called on its nationals to be cautious after thousands of demonstrators rallied on major streets of Ouagadougou to demand Captain Ibrahim Traore's leadership of the transition. Local media reported a similar turnout of Traore’s supporters…

Investigations by WADR show a low turnout of students for the 2022/23 academic year in various institutions in Monrovia. The situation may affect Liberia's ranking on the student enrolment index that has already recorded lower enrolment in various annual reports…