The Burkinabe military government says the country needs more than 3 billion dollars in funding for the implementation of the action plan for securing the territory. Other plans include humanitarian response and the return to normal constitutional life. This was…

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau has emerged President of the regional body, ECOWAS. President Emballo will chair the body for the next one year.  He was elected at Sunday’s Accra Summit to succeed Ghana’s Nana Akufo-Addo, who held…

Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS have announced the lifting of economic sanctions on Mali amid progress by the coup leaders to transition into civilian rule. The regional bloc at a summit in Ghana’s capital, Accra…

Uganda’s senior women national football team, the Crested Cranes, failed to get off the mark after a 2-0 loss to Senegal in their opening game of the 2022 Women AFCON in Morocco. Ndeye Awa Diakhate and Nguenar Ndiaye scored for…

Residents of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, took to the streets over the weekend to protest against the prolonged fuel scarcity in parts of the country. They blamed the marketers for the situation that has lingered for over four months. WADR's Usman…

A group of senior officials from Chad's oil and banking sectors have been arrested over the past 10 days as part of an investigation into embezzlement at the national oil company. Minister of Communication and government spokesman, Abderaman Koulamallah said…

Ghana's National Labor Commission, NLC says it has taken the necessary steps to get the grievances of teachers resolved immediately. As a result, the Commission has written to the government to engage the striking teachers while it has called on…

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to arrive in Ghana today, Tuesday, to begin negotiations with the government on the economic support it is seeking. The IMF officials – comprising senior officers from the Fund and…

Two new financing agreements intended to empower hundreds of women and respond to COVID-19 emergency preparedness have been signed between the Government of Liberia and the World Bank. The two agreements come at a time when the Liberian government has…