The former Special Representative of United Nations Secretary General for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has called for more women representation in the transitional justice of the Gambia ahead of the parliamentary elections. Mr. Chambas made the…

In our guest interview today, we have Dumebi Kachikwu, a Nigerian politician under the African Democratic Congress, ADC. He spoke with WADR on the current state of affairs in Nigeria ; the economy, education, security, elections and women inclusin in…

Ghana is to start producing its own COVID-19 vaccines in January 2024.  This is according to President Nana Akufo-Addo in his State of the Nation Address in parliament on Wednesday. A National Vaccine Institute would be established to lay out…

Civil society organizations in Sierra Leone and the Ministry of Gender are again lobbying for lawmakers to fast-track the enactment of the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Bill.  Patrick Sallia was in Parliament when CSOs made inquiries about progress so…

The government of Liberia has denied reports that there is a nationwide shortage of rice on the market Rice importers in the country have over the last few weeks refused to supply the market, something Information Minister Ledgerhood Rennie says…

On Thursday, Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo assented the electronic transactions bill, which now makes it law after the legislature passed it on Tuesday The signing of the bill into to law comes in spite of legal processes filed at the…

Nigerian Lawmaker, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, is advocating for Nigerians to be allowed to carry firearms, following the spate of insecurity across the country.  Doguwa, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, made the submission during Thursday's plenary at the…

Motorcycle business is providing employment for youth of Farafenni a cosmopolitan town in the North Bank Region of the Gambia, 110 north of the capital Banjul. The booming business is gradually discouraging young people from embarking on irregular migration as…

In Nigeria’s Kaduna State, reports indicate that there was another attack on Wednesday night, by gunmen who stormed a low-cost housing estate at Kofar Gayan in Zaria Local Government Area of the state. Police authorities, at the time of filing…