Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has again emerged as the presidential candidate of the main opposition political party, the Peoples Democratic Party in a keenly contested presidential primary over the weekend. WADR's Fatimah Ibrahim monitored the proceedings and now…

Niger Republic’s Minister of National Defense, Alkassoum Indatou, said around seven hundred (700) civilians and five hundred (500) soldiers have been killed in "terrorist attacks" in Niger since 2013.  The minister disclosed this during an interaction with members of National…

Lawmakers in Sierra Leone have continue to debate the address  by President Julius Maada Bio at the state opening of parliament on 10th May, 2022.  However as Patrick Sallia reports, all leaders of various political parties are expected round off…

President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, has pledged $100,000 on behalf of the Gambia for the African Union Humanitarian Agency. The Gambian leader says Africa’s “collective drive to improve the urgent humanitarian situation should optimize the democratic dividend of the…

The minority in Ghana's parliament has accused the government of deliberately withholding funds from the legislature to stop the house from exercising its oversight responsibilities.  It follows revelations by the speaker Alban Bagbin that the work of most committees are…

African heads of State closed the two-Day extraordinary summit in Malabo on Saturday, with leaders pointing out that terrorism, bad governance, and coups d'état could have causal links and aggravate the humanitarian crises that plague the continent. The leaders equally…

Burkina Faso, at least 39 "terrorists" were neutralized and two soldiers killed in "offensive actions" carried out by the Burkinabe defense and security forces.  The operations were carried out  in the region of Boucle du Mouhoun (Northwest) between Thursday and…

More than 30 people were killed after a stampede during a crowded church charity event where food was being distributed in Nigeria. The incident happened in the oil-rich city of Port Harcourt in Southern Rivers State when people tried to…