A witness in the case of former militia leader Amadé Ouérémi has accused the suspect of being behind several of the Duékoué massacres. Described as one of the worst massacres during 2011 post-election violence in Ivory Coast, human rights groups…

The Nigerian Military has raided and destroyed some criminal hideouts in Benue State with 12 bandits killed and arms recovered in the process. The criminals were reported to have attacked military troops around Bonta village and adjourning communities in Konshisha…

President Adama Barrow on Thursday appointed a new police chief. Abdoulie Sanyang was appointed as the new Inspector General of the Gambia Police Force, replacing former IGP Momar Jobe, who died in March following a brief illness. WADR's Sankulleh Janko…

Chadian authorities say they have recalled some of their soldiers accused of sexual abuse while on deployment in Téra in Niger as part of the G5 Sahel Joint Force.  While condemning these acts, the Foreign Ministry announced in a statement…

The members of the Security Council of the United Nations have condemned the attack perpetrated on 2 April 2021 against a MINUSMA camp in Aguelhok, Kidal region in Mali. The UN says the attack resulted in four peacekeepers from Chad,…

Senegalese President Macky Sall over the weekend pardoned 908 people convicted of various offenses in the country on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of Senegal's independence.  An official statement said that among these pardoned people, 811 people benefited from total…