Lack of proper means of transporting goods to countries in the sub-region by sea is becoming a hindrance to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Industry players have expressed the need for government to provide reliable vessels that can aid in the transportation of goods to countries like Liberia, Gambia, Guinea, and many others. […]
ECOWAS Commission has called for more youth and Women participation in its vision 2050, in a two day workshop, held in Abuja, 25th – 26th March, 2050. The workshop created a platform for ECOWAS to analytically engage with youth and women on the various challenges they face within the West African region that affects their […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has created a Candidature Unit to ensure that more Ghanaians are appointed to regional bodies such as ECOWAS and African Union (AU). The Minister-designate for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Ms Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, who disclosed this last Thursday, said the unit would scan all international agencies […]
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 […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the newly retrofitted Kpong Power Generating Station, another successful manifestation of Government’s commitment to guarantee the efficiency, sustainability and reliability of the country’s power generating plants. The completion of the retrofit, according to President Akufo-Addo “restores this power station into “as new” condition, and […]
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 […]
“I think it’s very, very important that we tailor a specific Ghanaian, African response to the handling of this pandemic, and not necessarily copy blindly the methods that are being adopted by countries to the north of us and elsewhere.” These were the words of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on […]
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as part of moves to combat the COVID-19 pandemic are due to hold a virtual extraordinary summit tomorrow, April, 23, 2020. A press release from the ECOWAS Commission and sighted by BestNewsGH.com read in part that ‘’Preceding this Extraordinary Summit, the Ministers in Charge of […]
Representatives of the private sector of Ghana have been deliberating on how to enhance the trade and business environment in Ghana. The forum which was facilitated by the Ghana Trade Coalition, brought together participants from organized private associations, think tanks, academia and advocacy groups, to take stock of the recent successes and ongoing challenges in […]
The Minister of Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has revealed that for the first time, Ghana did not import any seeds in the 2019 crop season. He was speaking at the launch of the new ‘Leadership4Africa’ Forum for African Agriculture Ministers held in Accra yesterday. The Minister said, “Improved seed that our own scientists had […]
Beginning in January 2020, countries within the West African sub-region will be able to use a single currency called ECO. The currency was adopted by the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Saturday in Nigeria’s capital Abuja. The West African leaders endorsed the currency at their 55th Ordinary Session and approved a […]
The Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has urged African countries to build the capacity of their judicial institutions as a means to stop Africans from being sent outside the continent to be tried for atrocity crimes. She was speaking at the West African International Justice Symposium, organised by WAYAMO, a not-for-profit organisation focused on strengthening the […]
