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List of finalists for West Africa Media Excellence Awards released

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) will hold this year’s prestigious West Africa Media Excellence Awards on October 13, 2018. The event will be...

‘EnergyWeek Morocco’ to focus on power projects in North and West Africa

EnergyWeek Morocco will take place from 14-15th November in Marrakech. The event is a platform for decision-makers in the energy sector to discuss the...

WAMECA 2018: Over 600 entries from 12 countries in West Africa

The second edition of the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) has been slated for October 12 and 13, 2018 at the...

West Africa fighting to keep bad medicine off shelves

As West Africa declares war on the market for expired and counterfeit medicines, start-ups are putting quality control in the hands of patients to...

West African countries urged to diversify their economies

The Association of African Central Banks is warning the goal of attaining a single currency status in West Africa will be a mirage. It believes the only solution to the problem is by diversifying the economies of the various countries in the Wet African Monetary Zone. Various attempts by West Africa to introduce a common currency known as the ECO has suffered various setbacks with the recent one being the outbreak of Ebola in three member countries. It is currently unclear if the countries will now meet the convergence criteria for the currency to take off in 2020.

Chinese vessels detained off West Africa for illegal fishing

West African countries have detained eight Chinese ships for fishing illegally and the boats' owners could be subject to millions of dollars in fines,...

West African leaders press Gambia’s Jammeh to quit

Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh in Banjul, Gambia. Photo Credit: Reuters   Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and other African leaders on Tuesday urged Gambia's long-ruling...

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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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