Elections, regional security, economy top agenda of ECOWAS summit
West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS last weekend urged Nigeria and Senegal to ensure peaceful, free and transparent elections next year. The call was contained in […]
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Liberia: Central bank makes U-turn, denies it lost $100 million
Liberia’s central bank on Tuesday said it did not lose the $104 million newly printed notes that sparked outrage and federal investigation in the West […]
Burkina Faso’s Kaboré visits Ghana, receives highest honor
Ghana and Burkina Faso have agreed to improve their trade relations during a two-day visit of Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in Ghana. […]
Angela Merkel on visit to Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is undertaking this week a tour of three West African countries, namely Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria. The Chancellor is accompanied by […]
Nigeria’s Buhari praises President Barrow for stability in post-Jammeh Gambia
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday lauded his Gambian counterpart, Adama Barrow, for bringing stability to Gambia since the downfall of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh. […]
Togo, Guinea Bissau top agenda of ECOWAS leaders’ meeting in Lomé
Togo and Guinea Bissau have topped the agenda of the 53rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government held in […]
UN experts discuss Morocco’s accession to ECOWAS
Experts of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) as well as representatives of the private and the public sector are gathered in Benin’s capital […]
ECOWAS launches Police Information System in member states
ECOWAS member states will establish a system of regional police to cooperate in the fight against growing transnational crime in the region, regional security officials […]
ECOWAS: Sierra Leone gov’t sued over ban on pregnant schoolgirls
The government of Sierra Leone has been hurled before the court of the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) over a ban on pregnant […]
Guinea-Bissau: President Jose Mario Vaz names new PM
Guinea-Bissau’s President Jose Mario Vaz on Monday appointed Aristides Gomes as Prime Minister, a decree read on state-run media said. The move comes days after […]