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The home of Guinea’s opposition leader and main challenger of incumbent Alpha Conde has been laid under siege by the security forces. It came a day after Celou Dalein Diallo declared himself winner of Sunday’s presidential election. The ruling party…
The Association of Foreign Press in Côte d'Ivoire has voiced concern over the incessant physical and verbal attacks and threats against correspondents of the international press. The association points accusing fingers at some supporters of political parties and law enforcement…
one of the women participating in Nigeria's EndSars protest, Marlin Oluchi, has been speaking to WADR about the role of women in the protest movement. MARLIN Oluchi, a writer and development specialist described what it feels like going on the…
Major cities across Nigeria have begun the enforcement of curfew and the ban on protest as ENDSARS campaign turns violent leading to attack on police stations and public properties. The government of the South-south Edo state has already announced a…
Nigeria’s Commercial City, Lagos, remains tense days after the army shot at peaceful protesters demonstrating against police brutality. On Wednesday, some suspected protesters looted businesses and set others alight. Journalist Ozi Okoli with Arise TV Lagos Bureau, tells us more…
The World Health Organization (WHO) says, health officials in Ghana success-fully completed a third round of planned Polio Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIA) in eight regions despite a disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. WHO Africa says house-to-house campaigns were conducted…
Britain’s charity watchdog said it has received reports of at least eight cases of sexual assault and abuse by aid workers in Democratic Republic of Congo, vowing to ensure “robust action”. It said the incidents were reported both before and…
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The former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has condemned the shooting of protesters demanding police reform and advised President Muhammadu Buhari to “restrain the military and other security agencies from using brute force as a way of ending the crisis.” Mr…
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde called for calm on Wednesday as opposition protests over initial results from Sunday’s election, which showed him leading the field, turned deadly. Security Minister Damantang Albert Camara said at least six people were killed, including two…
There appears to be a still mate between the government and the opposition of Cote d’Ivoire. Opponents rejected Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko’s invitation to the negotiating table to discuss the political situation marred by a crisis, before the October 31…
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has expressed concern over demonstrations by Nigerian youth calling for police reform, particularly the abolition of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police. The unit stands accused of misconduct by…
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