President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been re-elected for a second term as Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Heads of States of the Authority at its extraordinary session held on February 2, 2021, via Videoconference decided by general consensus that President […]
Category: Africa
All AfCFTA functions has been transferred from Ethiopia to Ghana – Secretary General
The African Union has transferred all functions related to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Ghana, Secretary-General of AfCFTA Mr Wamkele Mene has said According to him, the decision of the 13th Extraordinary Session of the Heads of State and Governments positions Ghana as a gateway to trade […]
AfCFTA would not condone bullying by so-called ‘big nations’- Ghanaian Trade Experts warn
Trade experts in Ghana have criticized Nigeria’s bully attitude that led to the closure of its land borders from August 2019 till December 2020, and cautioned that, that kind of decision would not be condoned by the AfCFTA. Speaking on Eye on Port, the Former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, and the Member for […]
President Akufo-Addo elected Chairman of ECOWAS
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been elected Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the 57th ECOWAS Summit held in Niamey, Niger, on Monday, 7th September 2020. The President, who was elected unanimously by his peers, takes […]
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote makes his biggest bet yet
Aliko Dangote plans to spend $15 billion on a project that – if successful – could revolutionise Nigeria’s economy. On a peninsula east of Lagos, 30,000 workers are employed on a project that holds out the promise of transforming Nigeria’s economic fortunes. It’s here that Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, plans to spend more than […]
Africa declared free of wild polio
Africa has been declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can occur when breathing muscles are affected. Twenty-five years ago thousands of children in Africa were paralysed by the virus. The disease is now only found […]
President Akufo-Addo commissions & hands-over AfCFTA Secretariat to AU Commission
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned and handed over the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area to the African Union (AU) Commission, at a brief ceremony, at the Africa Trade House, on Monday, 17th August 2020. Delivering a speech at the ceremony, President Akufo-Addo stated that Ghana had […]
Akufo-Addo to hand over AfCFTA secretariat building in Accra to AU Commission Monday
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Monday, August 17, 2020 commission and hand over the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Building to the African Union Commission (AUC) in Accra. It will be recalled that at the 12th African Union (AU) Extraordinary Summit held in Niamey, Niger in July 2019, Ghana was selected […]
Ethiopia: First locally assembled electric cars unveiled
Ethiopia has unveiled its first locally assembled electric cars in a joint venture between Olympic champion Haile Gebreselassie’s Marathon Motor and Korean auto giant Hyundai. The launch aims at giving the necessary impetus to the country’s greening and climate-resilient aspirations. Gebresselassie on Monday delivered the vehicle to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, local media reports. Fully charged, […]
Why I Conceded Defeat-Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan
“I was fully informed about the manipulations, intrigues, intimidation and betrayals. The consequences of not conceding were only better imagined. My natural instinct for peace automatically surfaced. I was going to make a decision which reflected my commitment to that ideal. This is the foundation of my essence. In my periodic projections into the future, […]
Lazarus Chakwera sworn in as Malawi president after historic win
Lazarus Chakwera has been sworn in as president of Malawi after winning an election rerun. “Time has come for us to wake up and to make our dreams come true,” Mr Chakwera said in his victory speech. He defeated incumbent Peter Mutharika with 58.57% of the vote in Tuesday’s poll. In February, Malawi’s constitutional court […]
Liberia’s Education Minister flown into Ghana for Covid-19 treatment
Liberia’s Education Minister has been flown into Accra and is undergoing treatment after testing positive for Covid-19, sources close to Ghana’s Covid-19 management team have said. Professor Ansu D. Sonii Snr, 70, is reported to have been flown into Ghana over the weekend, in what has been described as a “diplomatic arrangement” between the two […]