Troops of the Nigerian military Tuesday evening repelled an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on a community on the outskirts of the Borno state capital.  Heavy shootings were heard at about 6 p.m. when the insurgents attacked Jiddari Polo neighbourhood…

The West African delegation led by mediator Goodluck Jonathan, who arrived in Bamako on May 9, began its consultations with the stakeholders of the Transition on Monday.  Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s former president, who is on his fourth visit to Bamako…

Medical staff in Ghana’s Western North region say they are recording a high number of new-born babies without some vital body parts due to the activities of illegal mining popularly known as galamsey. River bodies in the area which serve…

Governors from the southern part of Nigeria have resolved to ban open grazing of cattle in their states. This was part of the 12 resolutions reached by the governors at their Tuesday meeting in Asaba, the Delta State capital. Imoh…

The trial of former rebel leader Gibril Massaquoi for war crimes committed in Liberia entered a new phase Tuesday with the first witness hearings in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Gibril Massaquoi, a 51-year-old Sierra Leonean, is on trial…

Mauritania’s authorities placed former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz under house arrest Tuesday as they investigate allegations of corruption, embezzlement and money laundering made against the country’s last leader. Adolphus Mawolo reports.

A corruption risk assessment report by the Community Development Alliance (CDA-Ghana) and the Commonwealth Foundation, has cited the Akufo-Addo led government for spending over US$2.1 billion COVID-19 money on corrupt deals. The report titled ‘Strengthening COVID-19 Accountability Mechanisms (SCAM)’ has…

Residents in Freetown have expressed dissatisfaction over the slow pace of the ongoing verification and registration exercise by the Sierra Leone National Civil Registration Authority {NCRA}. The verification has been characterized by shortage of Biometric machines and personnel.  WADR’s Patrick…

Police operatives in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, have arrested 6 kidnap kingpins who have confessed to have masterminded series of kidnaps in local communities around the capital city.  In this report, Usman Umar also tells us that a security taskforce in…