Mr Dominic Nitiwul, Ghana’s Minister for Defence, has urged leaders in the ECOWAS sub-region to respect term limits for all Presidents to ensure the survival of democracy. He said events within the ECOWAS sub-region over the last four years showed that governance issues were put on the front burner. The Minister for Defence, speaking during […] The post Respect
By Ernest Bako WUBONTO The Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. John Kumah, has stressed the critical role entrepreneurs play in the socio-economic development of the country. Dr. Kumah said entrepreneurs have demonstrated over the years, especially in times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, that they are the true lifeline of the economy. Dr. John […] The post Deputy
In a press release from the State House, Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is calling for the suspension of economic sanctions imposed on the countries of Niger, Mali, Burkina Read More... The post President
The West African regional bloc is lifting some sanctions imposed on Niger over last year’s coup, in a new push for dialogue following a series of political crises that have rocked the region in recent months. A no-fly zone and border closures were among the sanctions being lifted “with immediate effect,” the president of the […] The post ECOWAS backtracks, lifts sanctions
A ‘Training of Trainers’ exercise for FSRP National and Regional technical teams on data collection and reporting tools for the ‘ECOWAS Agricultural Trade and Markets’ SCORECARD (EATM-SCORECARD) is ongoing in Abuja, Nigeria. The objective of the EATM-S is to assess and track the performance of agricultural trade by member-countries within the ECOWAS sub-region. This regional […] The post
A senior staff officer at the Operations Directorate of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has explained why Ghana Standard Authority (GSA) produced contrary reports on the test conducted on lithovit foliar fertiliser that was supplied to Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) by Agricult Ghana Limited. According to Paul Agyei Gyang, the GSA’s first examination […] The post 2nd
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), in collaboration with the governments of Norway and Germany (implemented by GIZ), has launched the third edition of Kofi Annan Peace and Security (KAPS) Forum 2024. The two-day event, which is scheduled to take place at the centre in Accra-Ghana on February 27 and 28 is on […] The post 3rd edition of KAPS 2024 forum launched in
The Strategic Mobilisation Ghana Limited (SML), a revenue assurance company, has sued the Fourth Estate and ace investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure for defamation. SML has dragged the Fourth Estate and Manasseh to court for allegedly publishing falsehood about its dealing with the Ghana Revenue Authority in latter part of the year 2023. In the suit, […] The post SML drags Fourth
The Wa magistrate court has remanded five suspects who were arrested in connection with the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel, popularly known as ‘Jirapa Dubai’, Mr Eric Johnson. The five were among some seven suspects arrested after the gruesome murder of the CEO who was found dead in […] The post Five suspects remanded
Nigeria’s president and head of Ecowas, Bola Tinubu, was due to meet Sall today, Monday. No new date for the visit has been set at this stage, according to sources talking to RFI. During the meeting, the Nigerian leader was expected to call on Sall to respect the constitution of his country and to avoid […] The post Ecowas president postpones Senegal visit as political
West African foreign ministers are holding emergency talks on Thursday in Nigeria’s capital Abuja to discuss the political crisis in Senegal and disputes with military rulers in three other member states. The extraordinary session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) follows President Macky Sall’s sudden decision to delay elections in Senegal, just […] The post ECOWAS
Daniel Axim, second accused (A2) and a former Head of Operations at Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has narrated how fugitive Christina Sedina Tamakloe Attionu pocked travelling allowances of staff. He said the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MASLOC, Sedina’s Secretariat, kept part of staff travelling allowances. Axim cited countless occasions where Sedina […] The post MASLOC
Dr Richard Kwame Adu-Acheampong, a Deputy Executive Director in charge of cocoa and cola at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), has been called upon to testify in the trial of Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni and two others. Dr Adu-Acheampong was subpoenaed to testify as Dr Opuni’s, former Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board […] The post CRIG scientistsubpoenaed to testify in Opuni’s
Senegal should end “uncertainty” created by President Macky Sall’s announcement that an election scheduled for February 25 would be postponed indefinitely, France said Sunday, calling for a vote “as soon as possible”. “We call on authorities to end the uncertainty about the electoral calendar so the vote can be held as soon as possible, under […] The post France
After testifying that US$80 million out of the US$200 million for the Saglemi Housing was paid by late Enoch Teye Mensah, also known as E.T Mensah, it has come to light that the prosecution’s first witness (PW1), Reverend Stephen Yaw Osei, has no personal knowledge of the entire housing project. According to Rev. Osei, Chief […] The post Saglemi trial: Witness lacks personal
The world was greeted with thunderbolt of shock when on Sunday January 28, 2024 three member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) pulled out of the sub-regional body. They are Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, all Sahelian states in the block. A number of factors, ranging from trans-border trade to security […] The post Burkina, Mali, Niger exit –slap in the face of
A Delaware judge on Tuesday voided the $56 billion pay package of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, ruling that the company’s board of directors failed to prove “that the compensation plan was fair” or show much evidence that they had even negotiated with him. Tesla’s share price slid about 3% in after-hours trading Tuesday following news […] The post Elon Musk’s
An Analyst with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Emmanuel K. Bensa, has described the exit of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the ECOWAS as an unwise decision. According to him, this is not the right time for these countries to depart from the organization […] The post Burkina-Mali-Niger
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Human Rights lawyer Francis-Xavier Sosu is moving to escalate issues with the law on the death penalty to the ECOWAS Court of Justice. The lawyer expressed his displeasure with the death sentence handed to six coup plotters after being found guilty of conspiring to commit high treason and committing high treason. The High Court on […] The post Xavier Sosu
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