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WADR holds migration roundtable discussion in The Gambia

Migration experts, civil societies, rights defenders and youth activists on Thursday participated in a roundtable discussion in Banjul, the Gambian capital. The roundtable session, organized by The West Africa Democracy Radio with support from the German federal office, comes as…

Liberia launches youth empowerment programme

Liberia has launched what many describe as the biggest program intended to rehabilitate and empower hundreds of disadvantaged youth, commonly referred to as "Zogoes" in Liberia. The program, valued at over 13.9 million United States dollars, was launched Thursday, by President…

CSOs push for return to democracy in Burkina Faso

The Renaissance Group, a civil society organization has held another press briefing on Thursday in Ouagadougou to push for an unconditional renewal of Burkina Faso. The group said in view of the socio-political situation in Burkina Faso, urgent steps must…

Gabon and Togo officially admitted into Commonwealth

Gabon and Togo have been admitted to The Commonwealth of Nations as the 55th and 56th members respectively.  The Commonwealth was originally founded as a club of former British colonies but has been steadily diversifying its composition.  Rwanda joined in…

Nigeria: Lagos govt releases guidelines on abortion

The Lagos State Government in South West Nigeria has launched guidelines for the development of safe and lawful abortion services in the state. Dr Olusegun Ogboye, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, revealed this on Tuesday at a stakeholders…

UN envoy completes 2-day visit to Nigeria

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mahamat Saleh ANNADIF, concluded today a two-day working visit to Nigeria's capital, Abuja. The objective of the mission is to…