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List of 2019 WAMECA finalists released

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has announced the list of finalists for the 2019 edition of the prestigious West Africa Media Excellence...

The culinary entrepreneur settling the Jollof battle in West Africa

There have been various attempts to settle the Jollof food debate once and for all especially among some West African countries like Ghana, Nigeria,...

Ghana hosts international conference on petroleum policies

An international conference to review developments in the petroleum downstream sector in the West African sub-region on Wednesday opened in Ghana’s capital Accra. The conference...

Opinion: The Eco and Ghana: West Africa’s single currency

At the end of an ECOWAS summit in Abuja, Nigeria on June 29, 2019, 15 countries in West Africa, including Ghana, agreed to adopt...

Wealth generated in Nigeria and Ghana is hidden offshore

Three countries in West Africa, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Ghana between 2007 and 2017 recorded significant growth in wealth generation. The amount of wealth held...

Richest 1% West Africans own more than entire population

The West African sub-region has come under scrutiny once more with shocking revelations of how wider inequality gaps are among populace. International aid charity group...

West African nations on alert after threats from Jihadists

Ghana, Ivory Coast and Benin are on alert following threats from Jihadists operating in the neighbouring Burkina Faso. The Africa Centre for Security and Intelligence...

Ghanaian journalists facing increasing death threats

Ghana has always performed better on the World Press Freedom Index and in 2018 towered over all other African countries. But that enviable feat is...

ECOWAS uncertain about 2020 deadline for single currency

The Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) appears uncertain about it's 2020 deadline for the introduction of a common single currency for the region. ECOWAS...

Ebola outbreak cost West African economies $53 billion

A new study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases has pegged the economic impact of the Ebola outbreak on three West African countries at...

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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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