WEEKLY TOP NEWS 14TH JANUARY – SOLO SANDENG LEGACY & AND ECOWAS MEDIATION INCONSISTENCY

WADR · WEEKLY TOP NEWS 14TH JANUARY – SOLO SANDENG LEGACY & AND ECOWAS MEDIATION INCONSISTENCY

WADR · WEEKLY TOP NEWS 14TH JANUARY – SOLO SANDENG LEGACY & AND ECOWAS MEDIATION INCONSISTENCY

The National Basketball Association has announced that three Nigerian superstars, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and record producer Burna Boy, 2023 Grammy Award-winning singer and Oscar-nominated singer and producer Tems, and rapper and singer Rema, will headline the NBA All-Star Game…

Emerging reports from Guinea say calm has returned to the streets of Conakry, after Thursday’s demonstration by the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC). The protest took despite a ban by the authorities, who have banned demonstrations…

Two West African countries facing a common threat of terrorism have agreed to mobilize resources to safeguard their shared territories. This is one of the outcomes of discussions between Benin’s President Patrice Talon and Captain Ibrahim Traore of Burkina Faso.…

Across Africa, violent events and other forms of criminal activities involving terrorist groups have led an upward trajectory in the last decade despite a drop in deaths. The increase was over 22 per cent by 2022 according to the Africa…

The Central bank of Nigeria CBN has ordered 15 major commercial banks in the country to immediately release more banknotes in circulation The order by Godwin Emiefele, Governor of the Apex Bank, followed an executive order by President Muhhamdu Buhari…

The issue of menstrual hygiene management is gradually becoming a problem for thousands of young girls in rural Liberia leading to many of them dropping out of school due to menstruation. The situation is alarming and has caught the attention…

The Nigerien government says it is carrying out reforms aimed at strengthening the small and medium-sized enterprises and industries sector across the country. According to the Prime Minister, Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, SMIs and SMEs in Niger face several constraints preventing them…


The Malian army says it is reinforcing its air security capability after the defence ministry received a new batch of aeronautical equipment in Gao. The Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs Colonel Sadio CAMARA, Wednesday said the Military base in…

In Burkina Faso, political parties have challenged a ban on political activities including meetings and rallies. Political parties have not held any activities since September 30, 2022, in the aftermath of the coup by Captain Ibrahim Traoré. The ban also…

The Ivorian government Wednesday announced the reopening of its land borders after nearly two years since it closed its connecting routes. Government spokesman, Amadou Coulibaly said the state’s decision followed the favourable evolution of the covid19 pandemic situation around the…