West Africa

Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Albert Ouédraogo, on Monday, met with a delegation from the Union Action Unit (UAS) to discuss the development of the country. James Adjapong has the details.

The United Nations (UN) has urged Mali to free 46 detained Ivorian soldiers after the transitional government in Bamako attacked UN chief Antonio Guterres over his comments on the two-month standoff. The UN secretariat in a statement voiced "grave concern"…

Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba Alkali on Thursday said the Southwest Security Outfit called Amotekun and other “quasi-security outfits” established by state governments won’t participate in next year’s general elections.  The police chief said this in Abuja at…

Today, September 26,2022 marks twenty years after the Le Joola ferry sank, the Senegalese town where half of the nearly 1,900 dead lived will on Monday hold commemorations for a "wound that never heals". A total of 1,863 people drowned…

The medical and dental council- of Ghana, says medical and dental degree certificates issued by schools from Ukraine from 2022, will not be recognized. It follows the resort to an online mode of training by some Ukrainian medical schools due…

In Liberia, the shortage of Rice is causing some commotions among the population as many consumers Monday went looking for the grain but could not find any. Rice is a major staple food in Liberia. This is the fourth time…

Crew members on board the Ophelia Panana ship, have confessed to throwing 14-stowaway into deep seas in Southeastern Liberia. The incident led to the reported death of two Nigerians who were unable to swim from the deep sea. WADR’s Monrovia…

West Africa Democracy Radio 94.9FM is convening a public debate on Security governance and countering radicalism. The event which is currently ongoing in Dakar is in partnership with the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA). According to HAMADOU TIDANE…

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, addressed the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York. Speaking on climate change, the Russian Invasion of Ukraine and the need for credible elections, the president called on world leaders to remain committed…

The military ruler in Mali Colonel Assimi Goïta on Wednesday called on the citizens not to succumb to the demons of division.  Goita stated this in a national broadcast to mark the country’s 62nd independence anniversary celebrated every 22nd of…

Guinea’s military leader Mamadi Doumbouya is in Mali to attend the country’s 62nd-anniversary celebrations, which is coming on the eve of the ECOWAS extraordinary summit on the sidelines of the UN general assembly. According to Doumbouya, he’s in Mali on…

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has called for the “immediate” release of 46 troops from his country who were arrested in Mali in July. He made the call while addressing the UN General Assembly in New York City on Wednesday. Ouattara…