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…

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.

The government of Nigeria on Thursday entered into a dialogue with the executives of the national association of resident doctors NARD over the strike by its members. The doctors yesterday commenced a nationwide strike over claims of unpaid allowances and…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over “his failure to probe allegations that nearly four billion naira of public funds meant for the health sector are missing, mismanaged, diverted or stolen. The…

The final acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé of Côte d'Ivoire is yet another disappointment for the victims of the 2010-2011 post-election crisis. Amnesty International has issued a statement following the International Criminal Court's decision to drop all…

The Gambia Government has announced additional Covid-19 measures for international travelers from hotspot countries. It says international travelers from countries including Nigeria and South Africa will require a rapid Covid-19 test in addition to PCR results valid for 72 hours.…

Niger’s new President has appointed Ouhou-moudou Mahamadou as the new Prime Minister.  The graduate in economics and business management from Tahoua in the southwest was until now chief of staff to former President Issoufou. His appointment was confirmed on Saturday…