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President John Dramani Mahama, has extended an invitation to the military juntas in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to attend the official launch of 50 years of ECOWAS’s establishment in Accra. Addressing the press on Thursday, April 17, 2025, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, stated that the …

Ghana’s Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Governors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID). The announcement was made during the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Board of Governors, held in Banjul, Gambia. Though Dr. Forson could not …

Gabon’s military leader Gen Brice Oligui Nguema – who in 2023 led a coup that ended a near-60-year dynasty – has won Saturday’s presidential election with more than 90% of the vote, provisional results show. Ahead of the vote, critics argued that the new constitution and electoral code were designed …

In a move to further distance itself from its colonial past, the government of Niger has officially adopted the Hausa language as the nation’s national language. In a new charter released last week and published in a special edition of the government’s official journal, the military government announced that the …

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced far-reaching new tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners — a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, among others — that threaten to dismantle much of the architecture of the global economy and trigger broader trade wars.   …

Niger’s military leaders have released more than 50 detainees, including former ministers in the government they toppled in 2023. Among them are the former ministers of defence, oil and finance, as well as several senior army officers, convicted or accused of plotting previous coups. Ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, who has …

Kofi Iddie Adams, Ghana’s Minister of Sports and Recreation, has assured the public that the Sports Ministry and the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) will provide full cooperation to investigate the tragic death of Nigerian boxer Gabriel Oluwasegun Olanrewaju. The athlete passed away following a light-heavyweight bout against Ghanaian boxer Jon …

The Ghana Navy has launched an investigation into a suspected pirate attack on the Ghanaian-registered fishing vessel, MENGXIN 1, which occurred in Ghanaian waters on the evening of Thursday, 27 March 2025. According to a press release issued by the Ghana Armed Forces on Saturday March 29, the attack took …

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa acted to consolidate his hold on power with Tuesday’s dismissal of a senior general, political analysts say, amid growing fears of a possible coup by former allies. Mnangagwa, who took charge after a military coup that ousted longtime ruler Robert Mugabe in 2017, is facing growing …

Mohammed Huzeinu will serve 100 days in prison as a sanction for invading the pitch during Ghana’s clash against Chad in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The 21-year-old ran onto the pitch which is seen as a breach of security in CAF regulations.   The action could potentially lead to …