An oil production and storage vessel exploded off the coast of Nigeria early on Wednesday with 10 crew members on board though it was not yet clear if there were any casualties or how much crude might have spilled into the sea. Nigeria’s Shebah Exploration & Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) said on Thursday that flames […]
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement has made a major breakthrough, as its Council of Ministers has now agreed on a criteria to determine the origin of 88 per cent of all products on the tariff books across the continent. Technically known as the Rules of Origin, it is the level of value […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has imposed additional sanctions on Mali as part of measures to ensure the military junta in that country fast-tracks steps to return the country to constitutional rule to ensue peace and stability. The sanctions include the withdrawal of all ECOWAS Ambassadors in Mali, the closure of land […]
Forbes Africa Magazine, the organiser of the African of the Year award, has said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was given the coveted recognition for this year for his visionary leadership and policies that are developing the country. It mentioned the Ghana Beyond Aid vision, the leadership exhibited in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
The ECOWAS Commission in collaboration with the West African health Organisation (WAHO) is organising a Sectoral Ministers virtual meeting on the reopening of land borders in the region to facilitate the free movement of persons. In a statement issued by the regional body on December 3, 2021, it said Sectorial Ministers in charge of Regional […]
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS has appointed Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas as a Special Envoy to Guinea to strengthen dialogue with the authority towards the successful and short transitional process. The decision was taken at the extraordinary session of the authority held in Accra yesterday. The President of the ECOWAS […]
Members of the female Caucus of the ECOWAS Parliament (ECOFEPA) have paid a courtesy call on the First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, to discuss matters related to women’s empowerment and representation in all aspects of national development across the West Africa region. Welcoming the delegation to her office in Accra, Mrs Akufo-Addo said she was […]
The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr Sidie Mohamed Tunis, today announced the appointment of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to serve as a “Champion” to spearhead the direct election of members to the ECOWAS Parliament by the citizens of members states. He said the appointment was based on the firm support the ECOWAS Parliament […]
A man who was portrayed in a film as a life-saving hero during the Rwandan genocide has been sentenced to 25 years for terrorism by a court in Rwanda. Paul Rusesabagina, 67, was found guilty of backing a rebel group behind deadly attacks in 2018 and 2019. His family has called the trial a sham, […]
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has placed a travel ban on all the members of the military junta in Guinea and their immediate family members. In addition, the regional political and economic bloc has placed a freeze on the financial assets of the coup makers and their immediate family members. This was […]
The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rose from their Extraordinary Session on Guinea with demands for presidential and legislative elections in six months. The meeting in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday, 16 September, 2021 concluded that the Republic of Guinea remains suspended from the fold […]
Ghana is hosting an Extraordinary ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) Summit on Thursday, September 16, 2021 to deliberate on the coup d’état in Guinea. About 13 Heads of State are expected to attend the Thursday meeting. Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, at a press briefing on Wednesday, said that Guinea […]
