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CSOs approach ECOWAS Court over Mali’s failure to prohibit FGM
Leading women’s rights organizations have jointly filed a case at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria, to challenge Mali’s failure to prohibit Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by adopting a legal and policy…
Sierra Leone receives first batch of Ebola vaccines
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has received the first batch of thirty thousand Ebola Virus Disease vaccines from the World Health Organization. The vaccine will first be administered to frontline workers, like doctors, nurses and other medical workers. Patrick…
Nigeria: House Speaker wades into resident doctors’ strike
The speaker of Nigeria's Parliament – Femi Gbajabiamila has assured the leadership and members of the National Association of resident doctors NARD of the government’s determination to reconcile all differences. The speaker was speaking Tuesday when he paid a courtesy…
Nigeria: Lagos SARS judicial panel summons three police officers
In Nigeria, The Lagos State Judicial Panel on the Restitution for Victims of SARS-related abuses and other matters has summoned three Police Officers in connection with #EndSARS related abuses. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Murtala Mohammed International…
Sierra Leone: Junior doctors down tools over assault on colleague
Junior doctors in Sierra Leone have begun an indefinite strike following an assault on one of their members. Dr Catherine Jackson-Cole was assaulted on Tuesday at the main referral Connaught hospital in Freetown, allegedly by officials of the health ministry…
Liberia: Police Identify teens as suspects in fatal school shooting
The Liberia National Police is investigating two 11th grade students of the Cyber-ED Christian School of Excellence in connection to the shooting of a 16-year-old student on campus. The victim, Precious Ireland, was shot and killed on Tuesday Morning. WADR’s…
State broadcaster favoured ruling party in Ghana election: EU report
EU’s Election Observation Missions’ (EOMs) final report on Ghana’s 2020 election says that the state broadcaster, GTV, favoured the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in its coverage ahead of the polls. It said 26.2 percent of airtime on election-related news…
Gambia: Electoral umpire allays fears over discovery of blank voters’ cards
In the Gambia, the Independent Electoral Commission has called for calm after the discovery of blank voters' cards. Reports revealed that the voters' cards were discovered in the greater Banjul area. However, speaking to WADR’s Sankulleh Janko, Deputy Chairman of…
Nigeria: Judicial workers double down on strike as govt dawdles
Judiciary workers have opted to continue with their strike after talks with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and other federal government officials failed on Monday. The Federal Government on Monday, appealed to the striking workers’ union, the…
Food crisis worsening in West Africa after COVID-19 and attacks
Nearly 20 million people are starving in West Africa and the Sahel region as the vast area is torn by conflicts and the coronavirus pandemic, experts warned Thursday. The experts said the situation could worsen between June and August, with…
Niger: President Bazoum chairs first executive council meeting
In Niger, President Mohamed Bazoum has received the 2020 general Public Report of the Court of Auditors. Professor Naré Oumarou – President of the court during the presentation Thursday said, the body was unable to make recommendations this year due…
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