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Women from the Sahel States are backing the ongoing transitions in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. This new organization, established in March, kicked off its activities in Ouahigouya, located in northern Burkina Faso. Women from these three countries are engaging…
In Ghana, an Energy analyst Kwame Jantuah has criticized the government’s posturing to the country’s worsening power crisis. It follows the latest response by the Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh denying the problem’s existence and claiming that the outages…
Côte d’Ivoire, the European Union’s primary cocoa supplier, is receiving substantial support from the European Investment Bank (EIB). Ambroise Fayolle, Vice-President of the EIB, reaffirmed the institution’s strong backing for the cocoa value chain during his visit to Côte d’Ivoire.…
Citizens of Chad head to the polls today to elect a president as the nation prepares to transition to civilian rule Opposition parties in Togo set to re-strategize other means of achieving political change after losing heavily to the governing…
This episode focuses on the appoint of Finidi George as the new head coach of Nigeria football team the Super Eagle+Real Madrid’s 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich+Dortmund beating PSG 1-0 in the first leg semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
This edition, we shift our attention to Nigeria as the Labour Congress (NLC), has described the federal government increase of civil servants by 35% as mischievous, insisting that the minimum wage should not be below N615,000 ($450). According to NLC,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is insisting that the proposed N615,000 minimum wage is realistic, dismissing claims that some states cannot pay such an amount if approved. Recent reforms in Nigeria including the removal of fuel subsidy and the unification…
Reporters Without Borders publishes its index ranking for 180 countries on Press Freedom Day citing particular concerns about the Sahel region. The Gambian government commits to renew media partnerships as the country drops five places in the latest ratings. Burkina…
Hello and welcome to another edition of “Take the Lead’’ on West Africa Democracy Radio 94.9FM in Dakar, Senegal……This is the platform which focuses on the livelihoods of young people on the African continent. My name is Augustine Kollie and…
In West Africa, media professionals and journalists continue to face arrests and restrictions as well as other violations including media suspensions, frequency jamming, and restrictions on covering certain events. It is within this challenging context that the press in several…
The Israel-Palestinian war has taken centre stage at the ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation OIC underway at the Banjul summit in the Gambian capital. Also discussed on the first day of the two-day ministerial meeting included security,…
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has made a landmark decision to end the culture of impunity by signing Executive Order Number 131, establishing the Office of War and Economic Crimes Courts for Liberia. Since the end of the country’s decade-long civil…
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