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Nigeria’s Vice-President professor Yemi Osinbajo has condemned the attacks on the federal prison and police command headquarters in Owerri, Imo state. Some inmates were freed when gunmen attacked the correctional centre on Monday, while buildings and vehicles were razed when the…
The World Trade Organization has slightly raised its growth forecast for global goods trade this year, but says the outlook is clouded by risks from the roll-out of coronavirus vaccines and the possible emergence of vaccine-resistant strains. WTO director-general Ngozi…
Several people have been arrested in connection with the coup attempt in Niger. Government spokesman Abdourahmane Zakaria announced on Wednesday that others linked to the events are being actively sought. In the early hours of Wednesday, armed attackers tried to…
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In Cote d’Ivoire, the newly elected president of the national assembly – Amadou Soumahoro led the first ordinary parliamentary session of the new Ivorian legislature. Declaring the 2021 legislative session open Thursday, the president of the assembly urged the MPs…
Niger republic today, Friday, marks a historic event as the troubled Sahel country witnesses the first transfer of power between two democratically elected presidents. This is the first occasion since the country’s independence in 1960. Mohammed Bazoum, the president elect…
Despite Wednesday’s attempted coup in Niger, thousands of people await the hour that marks yet another memorable occasion in the country’s history. Government officials and diplomats from across the sub-region have arrived in the Sahel country to witness the swearing-in…
The United nations has called for the protection of civilians in the Sahel. The call comes eleven days after armed groups carried out one of the deadliest attacks ever on three villages near the western Niger town of Tillia. UNHCR…
The French Minister of the Armed Forces continues to dispute the conclusions of the MINUSMA report on the Bounti airstrike last January. Florence Parly insists that the French force Barkhane did not kill civilians, saying the air strike only neutralized…
The Malian Association for Human Rights (AMDH), Lawyers Without Borders Canada (ASFC), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Amnesty International (AI ) welcome the publication of the MINUSMA report on March 30, 2021. The report was published following…
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The Gambia and Senegal have reached a bilateral agreement on transit trade facilitation. The countries have also agreed to adopt strategies for combating transit fraud and eliminating non-tariff barriers. WADR’s Sankulleh Janko has more.
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