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What’s the word on the streets? Recently, Nigeria’s government announced a 50% rebate for road commuters and free train rides from December 21, 2023, to January 4, 2024. According to the government, this initiative aims to alleviate the challenges citizens…
France has annulled the extradition decree of François Compaoré to Burkina Faso. For the Norbert Zongo National Press Centre, Thursday 21 December is another black day for human rights defenders as France finally rescinded the decree extraditing Compaoré. The decree…
Across West and Central Africa, an estimated 46.7 million children are forecast to require humanitarian assistance next year due to ongoing conflict and different security challenges. The United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF in a report released on Thursday, the central…
The Armed Forces of Liberia has officially ended a 10-year peacekeeping mission in Mali. The Liberian Army contingent was part of a peacekeeping mission, known as the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Recall, the blue helmet operation…
The Gambia’s Parliament on Thursday passed the Anti-Corruption Bill after an intense Third Reading session preceded by various stages of scrutiny. The bill was then read on the floor of the parliamentary and moved by the Justice Minister. WADR’s Sankulleh…
The minority in Ghana’s parliament has raised concerns over overspending within various units under the Office of the President. The minority pointed fingers at the Chief of Staff’s office, the Press Office, and the Cabinet Secretariat for surpassing their…
A new government is in place in Guinea Bissau, following the appointment of the New Prime Minister – Rui Duarte Barros. Barros replaces Geraldo Martins who was dismissed by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo without any stated official reason but there are…
The Guinean government on Thursday said the death toll from a blast and fire at an oil terminal in the country’s capital, Conakry, has increased to 23 from 13 earlier, and the number of injured has risen to 241 from…
The Sahel, a vast region spanning the African continent, has become a focal point in discussions surrounding global security. Situated on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, this semi-arid region comprises of countries including Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania,…
Nigeria’s government has announced a slash in the price of public transport fares by 50 per cent. This was disclosed by the country’s Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, during a press conference on the presidential intervention in public transportation…
Beninese President Patrice Talon said on Thursday that he wanted to “rapidly restore relations” between Benin and its neighbours who have experienced coups. He stated this in his annual address to the nation before the National Assembly. The head of…
Beninese President Patrice Tallon states his readiness to recalibrate bilateral relations with neighbouring coup states, especially Niger. Mali summons Algeria’s Ambassador to the country over alleged interference with state affairs as Algiers attempts to relaunch peace talks. Guinea’s Transitional President…
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