The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the implementation of a social and behavioural change project for better health outcomes. The project, dubbed: “USAID-Ghana accelerating…

The Federal Government of Nigeria's revised COVID-19 travel protocol for inbound passengers takes effect from today, April 4th. This is according to the Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha. WADR’s Usman Umar in Abuja completes the…

Internally displaced persons in the Gambia have called for an end to the armed conflict between Senegalese soldiers and the Movement of the Democratic Forces of Casamance MFDC Rebels. More than 5000 people from villages near the Gambia-Senegal border flee…

Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has instituted a one month ban on fishing across the country. The ban which is called “close season” also covers the export of fishery products until the end of this April. WADR’s…

The Nigerian Police force has deployed officers on the Abuja – Kaduna highway to ensure the safety of travellers who frequent the road. This deployment comes days after an attack by bandits on a Kaduna bound train that killed eight…

At least 200 insurgents were killed in an operation in Mali’s central region. The Malian army in a statement revealed that the operation targeted a jihadist-infested area in Moura, which has seen a surge of violent attacks in recent weeks.…

In Burkina Faso, talks are ongoing between the Junta and delegation from the regional body, ECOWAS over the return of the country to civilian rule. The discussions that began on Saturday in the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou will end on Tuesday…

Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo has been petitioned to remove a high court judge over allegations of abuse of office and forgery.  Justice Gifty Agyei Addo forms a part of a recent list submitted to the executive for the position of…

Today, millions of Senegalese home and abroad celebrate the country’s 62nd anniversary. Senegal became a Republic on November 15, 1958, and gained independence on August 20, 1960, under the leadership of President Léopold Sedar Senghor. However, the country Celebrates its…