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Sierra Leone’s President sacks Justice Minister

Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has sacked the country’s attorney general and minister of justice minister. Anthony Yeiwoh Brewah’s sacking has been linked to the pardoning of prisoners on New Year's Day but the government is yet to issue…

Troops neutralize terrorists in central Mali

Malian authorities say they have neutralized several terrorists including the second in command from the Macina Liberation Front Ousmane Sidibé known as "Bobala".  The Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) said airstrikes and offensives in the regions of Mopti and Ségou in…

The Gambia sets date for parliamentary elections

The Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission IEC has announced a date for the 2022 National Assembly elections The electoral commission also announced a date for the nomination for aspiring candidates throughout the country. Sankulleh Janko has more from Banjul.

$30,000 fund divides Liberian lawmakers

Lawmakers in Liberia are divided over the allotment of a controversial Thirty Thousand United States Dollars as Legislative engagement fund to each lawmaker amid the poor state of the nation’s economy. As WADR’s Darlington Porkpa reports that some lawmakers believe…

Morocco: 43 migrants drown trying to reach Spain

A Spanish NGO said at least 43 migrants, including three babies and 14 women, died on Sunday in southern Morocco. Caminando Fronteras said the migrants died after their boat sank off Tarfaya with at least 10 others rescued. However, only…

Chad frees former rebels under amnesty

Several former rebels in Chad regained their freedom Tuesday under an amnesty law decreed last year by transitional officials, according to authorities.  Twenty-two inmates who were condemned for treason were released from Klessoum Prison near the capital, N'djamena, said Justice…