West Africa

Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr Sidie Mohammed Tunis says to boost the economic growth of the subregion and reduce the dependence on foreign support, Member States must embark on reforms. Tunis made the call at the closing ceremony of…

The General Staff of the Malian Armed Forces in a statement Thursday said dozens of the terrorists were neutralised in several operations across the country. The 42 others were arrested, covering the period from December 3, 2022, to the present.…

The Ivorian government has deployed its locally manufactured minibuses into use after more than a year since the process began. The 40 buses were from start to finish assembled by a manufacturer called SOTRA industries. Commissioning the first fleet on…

The Ibrahim Index of Governance in Africa in a recent report indicates that there has been a decline in good governance and security in the Sahel. According to the report, the average level reached by the global governance on the…

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…