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…

Nigeria’s electricity grid suffered a system collapse on Wednesday, plunging the country into darkness.  General Manager, Public Affairs of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Ndidi Mbah, explained in a statement that the system collapse led to the power outage witnessed…

National security in Ghana has come under-fire for the arrest and torture of journalist accused of filming in an unauthorized area. Citi FM and Citi TV journalists Caleb Kudah and Zoe Abu- Baidoo Addo were picked up on Tuesday, interrogated…