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Liberia destroys illicit drugs valued over $1m

The Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency has set ablaze a huge quantity of narcotic substances valued at over two billion Liberian dollars.  The banned substances including marijuana, heroin and as cocaine were confiscated by the Drug Enforcement Agency branches across the…

UN Women commits to improving gender equality in Liberia

Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and UN Women Deputy Executive Director, Asa Regner has emphasized the UN Women’s commitment to promote gender equality and women empowerment in Liberia. Speaking when she concluded her first official mission to Liberia, she…

M21 calls for more support for Burkina Faso junta

The M21 Movement held a press conference on Thursday in Ouagadougou where they called on the citizens to support the laudable efforts of the authorities at restoring peace and improving livelihoods.  The briefing also touched on the security situation in…

Nigeria CSOs bemoan ‘shrinking’ civic space

Civil Society organizations have warned the government of any attempt to further shrink the civic space by shutting down the internet during elections.  The group raised the alarm at a meeting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital as part of efforts to…

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…