West Africa

In an unrelated development, Ghana’s minister of lands and natural resources says the country has lost up to 80 percent of its forest cover to activities of mining and illegal logging of trees.  The revelation comes as the government aims…

The minority in Ghana’s parliament has threatened to disrupt all government business in the legislature if the anti LGBTQ bill is not passed. According to the legislators, the chairman of the constitutional, legal and parliamentary affairs committee is dragging his…

Liberia’s unprecedented acute shortage of petroleum products has resulted in long queues at petrol stations across the country. Some buyers spend days taking turns to purchase the product in small quantities because of the high cost. WADR’s Darlington Porkpa has…

According to the World Bank (WB) report on The Gambia's Economic Update, inflation is projected to increase and reach 8% in 2022. This is due to global supply disruptions and high commodity prices which are expected to continue to rise.…

Liberian former Vice President Joseph Boakai who doubles as the current standard bearer of the former ruling Unity Party is calling on the National Elections Commission to abide by the ruling of the Supreme Court and allow his party’s candidate…

The European Union has reiterated its support for the Nigerian government to achieve its National Policy on Climate Change. EU Ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi made the pledge at a ceremony organized by the Federal Ministry of Environment in Nigeria's…

Malian authorities on Monday, formalized the adoption of a new two-year transition schedule from March 26, 2022. According to government spokesperson Abdoulaye Maïga, the new timetable of twenty-four (24 months) will prepare the country for the organization of free and…

An international conference on addictions and drug addiction is underway in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire's  economic hub. The three-day conference and the first of its kind in Africa is organized by an NGO global teen Challenge and brings together delegates from…

Albinos in Liberia are alarmed over what they described as the high level of discrimination meted out against them by some Liberians. In a petition to the Legislature, the Liberia Albino Society called for a legal framework to address their…

The United Nations World Food Program WFP has appealed for the mobilization of funds to assist food-insecure people in Mali. Erik Perdison, WFP’s resident representative in Bamako, Monday, said the seventy-five million dollars appeal fund will cater to the needs…

The Public prosecutor’s office in Guinea has asked for the full list of police officers on duty during a demonstration on June 1. The directive comes on the backdrop of investigations into the killing of a nineteen-year-old last week. Oge…

Professors at Abuja University of sacked over sex for grades allegations In Nigeria, two professors of the University of Abuja have been sacked over sex for grades allegations. Abdulahi Hassan has the rest of the story