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Nigeria: Military raids criminal hideouts in Benue State

The Nigerian Military has raided and destroyed some criminal hideouts in Benue State with 12 bandits killed and arms recovered in the process. The criminals were reported to have attacked military troops around Bonta village and adjourning communities in Konshisha…

Gambia: President Barrow appoints new police chief

President Adama Barrow on Thursday appointed a new police chief. Abdoulie Sanyang was appointed as the new Inspector General of the Gambia Police Force, replacing former IGP Momar Jobe, who died in March following a brief illness. WADR's Sankulleh Janko…

Mourners protest ‘secret killings’ in Liberia

Scores of disenchanted Liberian mourners under the banner: Citizens United against Secret Killings (CUASK), have entered day 3, wearing black against what they call the growing wave of mysterious deaths and “secret killings” in the country. On Monday, the group…

France raises aid to Mali to €6million

After the publication of a UN report that implicates France in a military blunder that killed several civilians in Mali, the French government has decided to increase aid to Mali to 6 million euros this year. France's deputy ambassador to…