WADR

It's you speaking!

It's you speaking!

West Africa

EU leaves military training in Mali suspended

The EU says it will leave its military training mission in Mali suspended, but will not terminate it for the time being. Abdulahi Hassan reports that the Blocs foreign policy chief made this stament after a meeting with EU defence…

Nigeria, Czech Republic launch $16.2m R&D project

The government of the Czech Republic has allocated 10.5 million us dollars to Nigeria as research funding to foster growth and expansion of infrastructure, manufacturing and innovation. Executive Vice Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI,…

Business booms as Togo reopens border with Ghana

Brisk business along border communities in Ghana’s Volta, Oti, Northern, North east and Upper East regions are expected to bounce back following the decision by the Togolese government to reopen their side of the –Ghana –Togo border. Ghana and Togo…

Nigeria to increase investments in aviation safety, security

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed Nigeria's committment to further invest in the provision of infrastructure and facilities for safe, secure, environmentally friendly and sustainable civil aviation. The President said this when he received the Secretary General of International Civil Aviation…

Guinea junta bans political protests

The military junta ruling Guinea has banned political protests after announcing a three-year transition period before civilian rule is restored. Opposition political and civil-society groups in the world’s top exporter of bauxite rejected the timeline, saying that it was adopted…

Mali withdraws from G5 Sahel

Mali said Sunday it was withdrawing from a West African force fighting extremists. According to a statement, the withdrawal is to protest its being rejected as head of the G5 regional group, which also includes Mauritania, Chad, Burkina and Niger.…