Security analyst Rtd Colonel Festus Aboagye has said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may take a while to deploy a military force to Niger in its attempt to restore constitutional rule. Speaking on PM Express, he explained that a standby force, which the regional bloc has plans on assembling, relies on contributions […]
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AfCFTA to honour former Niger President with a statue
The former President of Niger, His Excellency Mahamadou Issoufou is to be honoured for his contributions to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) with a statue at the AfCFTA Secretariat on Friday (July 16, 2021) in Accra. Mr Issoufou, an African Union Champion of the AfCFTA Secretariat is to be recognised for ensuring that the […]
Enhancing efficiency in Ghanaian ports: Takoradi port increases capacity to handle bulk cargo
The Acting Marketing and Public Affairs Manager of Takoradi Port, Peter Amo Bediako has announced that the port has increased its capacity of to handle bulk cargo for the transit countries of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. “From 2002 to December 2017, we have handled so far, 1.3 million metric tons of transit cargo for […]