ECOWAS cancels visit to Ouagadougou after adoption of Transition Charter
A high-ranking visit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), scheduled for Thursday in Ouagadougou, has been cancelled after the adoption of a […]
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ECOWAS Summit in Ghana: Putschs and security on the agenda
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are meeting in Accra on Thursday as three jihadist-hit countries in the region – Mali, […]
Ghana: At least 10 dead following an explosion in the west of the country
At least ten people died Thursday in an explosion in Apiate, a small township in western Ghana, officials said. Francis Abeiku Yankah, the Prestea-Huni Valley […]
Mali: ECOWAS adopts tough new sanctions against the junta over election delay
The regional organization met in an extraordinary Summit in Accra, Ghana, on Sunday and endorsed the decisions taken by the West African Monetary Union a […]
Sankara assassination trial: Ghanaian late President Rawlings’ testimony tackles Blaise Compaore
In Burkina Faso, the trial in the Thomas Sankara case continues. The military court in Ouagadougou delivered the testimony of former and late Ghanaian President, […]
Ghana to criminalise the promotion of homosexuality
The text was first examined on 2 August and is entitled “Defence of appropriate Ghanaian sexual and family values”. The parliamentary committee in charge of […]
Ghana and Nigeria announced their first cases of Omicron variant
The new Omicron variant has appeared in West Africa. Three cases of this Covid-19 variant have been detected in Nigeria, in people who had travelled […]
Guinea-Conakry: Transition President rejects appointment of ECOWAS mediator
The latest summit of ECOWAS Heads of state and government held last weekend in Accra on the Guinean and Malian crises appointed a special envoy […]
ECOWAS suspends Guinea after military took power
At the opening of the ECOWAS virtual summit on Wednesday, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo described the coup led by Special Forces led by Colonel Mamady […]
UK Pledges to Allocate Nearly $300,000 to Ghana to Fund Security Projects
The United Kingdom will supply €250,000 (over $297,000) to Ghana to support various security initiatives and boost the combat capabilities of the Western African nation. […]