The minority in Ghana’s parliament has started processes to attempt to remove the finance minister Ken Ofori Atta over the deteriorating economic situation.  The speaker of parliament, Alban Bagbin has admitted the motion to censure the finance minister, after it…

The World Food Program has vowed to support Liberia achieve its plan to end hunger in the coming years. The commitment was made by the country Director of WFP—Aliou Diongue in Monrovia. WADR’s Darlington Porkpa has a report.

Businesses have begun shutting down operations amid fear of an elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria's capital city, Abuja. This followed warnings by the United States embassies and others about a planned terror attack on government buildings, places of…

Mali’s transition President, Colonel Assimi Goïta on Thursday received the President of the Independent High-Level Panel on Security and Development in the Sahel and the former President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou. According to reports, the discussions focused mainly on security,…

The United States on Thursday ordered its non-emergency diplomatic staff and their families to leave the Nigerian capital,  Abuja, citing a “heightened risk of terrorist attacks.” The US State Department did not specify the threat, but its country summary for…

The Executive Director of Integrity Watch Liberia—Harold Aidoo is calling on Civil Society organizations to pressure the Liberian Government to be gender responsive in the formulation of the National budget. Speaking over the weekend, Aidoo said over the years, the…

Ghana has amended its criminal offences act to incorporate the plea bargain during criminal proceedings.  The Criminal and Other Offences Amended Act has been described as an answer to the many calls by advocates of reform of the criminal justice…