Gambian civil society organizations (CSOs) are calling for comprehensive institutional reforms to make the Gambia succeed post Yahya Jammeh-era as they criticize the current government of Adama Barrow of leading a haphazard approach to reforming national institutions. They cite a…

In Burkina Faso, the Balai Citoyen movement is filing a complaint against the government for failure to assist persons in danger during terrorist attacks.  For this civil society organization, the priority of the Burkinabe executive is national reconciliation rather than…

The Kaduna State Government and the United Kingdom have signed a six-month Mutual Accountability Framework (JiMAF), which is a blueprint for socio-economic development covering economic transformation, governance, health, education and social protection. The British High Commission to Nigeria Development Director,…

Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health and Sanitation is set to vaccinate over one million children against polio in the country during the 2nd Round of the National Immunization campaign which is to kick start on 2nd July. WADR’s Patrick Sallia…

Togo has experienced a 43% drop in cotton produce, and according to the chairman of the board of directors of the New Cotton Company of Togo (NSCT), this is attributed to the poor quality of the cotton seeds and floods…

The ECOWAS Permanent Mission in the Gambia has embarked on the distribution of computers to the country's 7 official security border posts in a quest to enhance data management for in and outflow of movement of people. The computers and…

Ghana's Inspector General of Police (IGP) says security personnel have the legal mandate to use lethal force when confronting armed protesters, if the need arises. The statement comes hours after President Nana Akufo-Addo, ordered a public inquiry into the circumstances…