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The courts in Mali ordered for the arrest of Mohamed Aly Bathily, a former Minister of Justice, on Monday. Bathily, a member of the Malian Bar, has been in police custody since last Friday after he was arrested on June…
Legislative elections will be held on November 24 in Guinea Bissau. President Umarou Sissoko Emballo made the announcement on Monday while addressing the press. This will be the second time in a year and a half that Bissau-Guineans will elect…
The apprehension about the future of democracy is becoming more widespread beyond the subregion, following the flagrant disregard for democratic principles and the rule of law and the deteriorating socio-economic conditions in democratic communities. For the next 2 days In…
Liberian President Joseph Boakai has announced a 40 percent cut in his salary, in fulfillment of his 2023 campaign promise. Boakai currently earns a gross salary of about 22 thousand United States dollars per month, including several other benefits. WADR’s…
Drama unfolded in Abuja on Monday when a middle-aged man, Shuaibu Yusuf, climbed a 120-meter broadcast mast on Katampe Hill in Abuja, threatening to jump to his death if President Bola Tinubu doesn’t address Nigeria’s pressing issues. Usman Umar…
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Leonardo Santos Simao, has concluded a two-day pre-election visit to Ghana. His visit also involved a meeting with Ghana’s president,…
The Majority Members of Parliament have jumped to the defense of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Torkorno over her request for the appointment of 5 additional justices to the Supreme Court. In a letter to President Nana Akufo-Addo, the CJ cited…
When was the last time you actually read a book, like a proper book? You don’t remember? Well after what’s coming next, I’m sure that your appetite would have been whetted enough for you to go grab a book off…
Mali’s former Minister of Justice placed under arrest over attempted destabilization of the state Guinea-Bissau to go elect Members of Parliament for the second time in a year and a half And over 30 Civil Society organizations, Pressure Groups Across…
Cote d’Ivoire wants to put in place a legal system to protect whistleblowers. This came to light during a workshop in the country on Monday, organised by the High Authority for Good Governance. The authorities say they want to fight…
In Burkina Faso, trade union centers are outraged by the current state of press freedom and the right to information. They say they see that the war against terrorism is being put forward as a pretext for taking repressive measures…
The Gambia National Assembly’s Select Committee on Health and Gender has recommended that the parliament upholds the existing law criminalizing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This recommendation comes amidst ongoing debates about the law’s impact and enforcement, after the member for…
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