News link 2022-03-16 Second Edition
News link 2022-03-16 Second Edition
News link 2022-03-16 Second Edition
In Nigeria, Aviation jet A1 fuel is to be sold at N500 within the next three days to prevent airlines from shutting down. This is according to the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari after…
Concerns are continuing to heighten in Ghana over the expected rise in the price of fuel. Projections from experts have pointed to a 30 percent increase from the current 8 cedis per litre at many fuel stations. The situation threatens…
Liberians are today celebrating the 213th memorial birthday anniversary of their country’s first President Joseph Jenkins Roberts. March 15 each year is celebrated in Liberia as a national holiday, which is observed across the country. WADR’s Darlington Porkpa attended the…
In the Gambia, a record of 252 candidates have been nominated for National Assembly election next month. As Sankulleh Janko reports, the record includes some female candidates who are vying for the parliamentary seat in the coming election.
Recent military coups and increasing threats of terrorism and extremist activities on the African continent has triggered an African Union forum to thoroughly discuss the developments aimed at find lasting solutions to them. Between March 2021 and March 2022 there…
The International Criminal Court, ICC, say Chadian authorities have handed over a former Central African Republic militia leader to the Court on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Hague-based court in a statement said Maxime Jeoffroy Eli…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 15-year-old nanny, for strangling her mistress’ six-month-old baby to death. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Abiodun Alabi, disclosed this at a press briefing held at the Command Headquarters in the…
Human Rights Watch, says Malian soldiers and jihadists have carried out a wave of summary executions since December in the conflict-torn Sahel state, which is urging the government to investigate. The right agency in a report due to be published…
Armed militants killed at least eight people who were collecting water in a town in northern Burkina Faso on Monday morning, its mayor said, bringing the total killed in three days of violence in the restive area above 30. Monday's…
President Burkina Faso's transitional government, Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba, is launching a mobilization of retired soldiers. As Imoh Edet reports, the mobilization targets non-commissioned officers and soldiers admitted to retirement during the periods of 2019, 2020 and 2021.
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