Ghanaian shopkeepers close stores in face of record inflation
Shopkeepers in Accra, the capital of Ghana, closed stores Wednesday as part of a three-day protest against the soaring cost of living exacerbated since the […]
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Ghana borrows $1.3 billion to boost cocoa exports
The Cocoa Board of Ghana (Cocobod), the agency that oversees the cocoa industry, will sign a $1.3 billion loan agreement with international banks this Thursday […]
Algeria maneuvers vainly to involve all AU bodies, including Court on , in Sahara issue
The ruling of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, issued on September 22, is a desperate attempt by Algeria and the Polisario to […]
Morocco, Nigeria, ECOWAS Sign Gas Pipeline Agreement
Morocco’s National Agency for Mines and Hydrocarbons (ONHYM), Nigeria’s National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), and the Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) signed Thursday […]
Equatorial Guinea’s President sends message to João Lourenço
A message for the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, sent by Equatorial Guinea’s counterpart, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, was delivered Thursday in Luanda by […]
New “terrorist” attack repelled in northern Togo
The Togolese army said on Tuesday that it had repelled an attack carried out on Monday evening by “armed terrorist groups” that left “a few […]
First cases of the virulent Marburg virus confirmed in Ghana
Ghana is on high alert after two suspected cases of the Marburg virus, a haemorrhagic fever almost as deadly as Ebola, were discovered in early […]
ECOWAS lifts part of its sanctions against Mali
The 61st Summit of ECOWAS ended on Sunday 3 July in Accra, Ghana. The West African organization discussed its retaliatory measures against Mali, Burkina Faso […]
Ghanaian police has arrested 29 people protesting against high cost of living
The Ghanaian police arrested 29 people on Tuesday after dispersing a violent anti-cost of living demonstration in Accra, according to a new report. Hundreds of […]
Police officers suspended after clashes with students in Ghana
The Ghanaian police, on Monday night, had suspended a deputy commander and two other officers after a violent dispersal of a student protest that left […]