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Ghana and Gabon join UN Security Council

There was a flag-raising ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, to mark the entry of Ghana and four other countries into the Security Council for a two-year term as non-permanent members.  Ghana, Gabon, Brazil, United Arab…

Sierra Leone: President Bio pardons 160 prisoners

One hundred and sixty inmates from Sierra Leone's congested maximum Prison on Pademba road in Freetown have received a Presidential pardon.  One hundred and seventeen of them who were one death sentence were committed to life imprisonment. WADR’S Patrick Sallia…

Guinea tightens restrictions amid Omicron surge

The Guinean Government, through the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene has announced a number of restrictive measures intended to stop the spread of Covid-19. These measures come as the country enters its fourth wave with the Omicron variant accounting…