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ECOWAS ‘shies away’ from Madagascar’s Covid-19 remedy

The ECOWAS Commission has said it did not order Covid-Organics, the herbal remedy touted by Madagascar as being able to prevent and cure Coronavirus. Madagascar...

ECOWAS countries ‘eager’ for Madagascar’s ‘Covid-19 cure drug’

The 15 members of the West African sub-regional bloc ECOWAS are reportedly waiting anxiously for their consignment of Covid-Organics, the herbal drug from Madagascar...

Dismay as Buhari is ECOWAS ‘Champion of Covid-19 response’

The leaders of ECOWAS countries have appointed Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari as the Champion of their COVID-19 response. He is expected to coordinate the Covid-19...

ECOWAS approves Chloroquine as treatment for coronavirus

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reportedly approved for the use of Chloroquine to treat coronavirus patients. ECOWAS supports supplementary anti-viral treatment...

Dangote says Nigeria’s border closure is good for its economy

Africa's richest man and the president of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has reportedly backed Nigeria's decision to close its borders with West African...

Nigeria says border closure is to fight drugs and weapons

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that the closure of the country's borders since last year was not entirely because of the smuggling of...

Gambia: How Yahya Jammeh orchestrated his imminent return from exile

Gambia’s former leader, Yahya Jammeh has been in exile in Equatorial Guinea since 2017 after he was forced out of the country. Initially he didn’t...

Anglophone ECOWAS rejects moves to rename CFA Franc as Eco

The decision by French speaking countries in West Africa to rename the CFA Franc as Eco has been rejected by English speaking countries in...

Many ECOWAS countries yet to meet criteria to adopt Eco currency

In June last year, ECOWAS made the headlines after announcing that beginning in January 2020, countries within the West African sub-region will be able...

Opinion: The Eco – The devil is in the detail

Nine days ago, Alassane Ouattara, President of Cote d’Ivoire, announced that the eight countries of the West African Monetary Union (WAMU) will discontinue the use...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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