Liberians are becoming increasingly worried over the alleged shortage of rice on the local market. For the past two weeks, the price of rice has slightly increased by 50cent. It is Liberia's staple food.  WADR’s Darlington Porkpa reports from Monrovia.

The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the Malian political crisis, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan arrived in Bamako on Sunday as part of the follow-up to the management of the transition. The arrival of…

A segment of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction (APRC) is opposed to the political marriage with President Adama Barrow’s National People’s Party. It said the preconditions for the formation of the alliance have not been met and that…

Bad governance especially in the West Africa sub-region has been identified as a factor giving rise to frequent military coups in member states. The coup in Guinea comes a year after the military in Mali overthrew former President Ibrahim Boubacar…

While the situation appears to be clam in Guinea, there are fears a fallout of the military takeover will have far-reaching economic and security implications especially for Guinea’s neighbors. Liberian political analyst Dr Ibrahim Al-Bakri Nyei, explains on the line…

The opposition group in Guinea, many of whose members faced arbitrary arrest and detention during the regime of the former President has acknowledged the coup. While it described as “unfortunate” the manner in which President Conde was removed from power,…

Guinea's military junta say they seized power to end years of bad governance characterized by corruption. Hours after the military seized power, people jubilated on the streets in some parts of the country. However, it is not exactly clear what…

Leaders of Sunday’s Coup in the country have dissolved the government and the National Assembly after overthrowing the government of President Alpha Conde. They also imposed an indefinite nighttime curfew on the country. The coup comes amid a long period…