Cape Verdean police have seized more than five tonnes of cocaine on board a fishing boat from Brazil, with the help of American agents. During the drug bust, 5 Brazilians and 2 Montenegrins were arrested. The Wednesday night drug bust…

A group of pastors under the umbrella of Interfaith Alliance have staged a peaceful protest against the incessant attacks and killings by bandits in Kaduna State. The protesters are asking the Federal Government to step up actions against banditry with…

Ivorian refugees sheltering in Liberia are gradually making their way back home as they feel the situation is calmer. The refugees have been seeking shelter in Liberia since the war broke out in 2004 in Côte d’Ivoire. WADR’s Darlington Porkpa…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed forty observers to monitor the Gambia’s National Assembly elections on Saturday.  The observers were deployed on Thursday as part of the ECOWAS electoral support to Member States. Sankulleh Janko has…

Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has blamed the woes of the cedi largely on negative credit ratings, challenges in getting the 2022 budget passed, and the refusal of investors to roll over their monies in Ghana’s economy. In a…

The transition government on Thursday accused the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) of ignoring a court order to lift economic sanctions imposed. UEMOA instructed all financial institutions under its umbrella to suspend Mali in January after the junta…