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The move to ensure that member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) adopt a common currency has suffered a major setback as none of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) member states has met the…

Laurent Gbagbo, former president of Ivory Coast, has reportedly agreed to contest the country’s presidential election in 2025. The election is expected to be held in October 2025. Katinan Kone, spokesperson of the …

In a push for a fourth term in office as Rwandan president, Paul Kagame emerged as the presidential candidate of the ruling party, Patriotic Front Congress, ahead of the July election in the East African country. Mr…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said it is involving third parties to resolve its differences with three “important members” – Mali, Burkina-Faso and Niger – who have indicated their interest in…

Egypt has been able to secure over $40 billion in investment deals from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) in just 10days after floating its currency and seeing it nosedive by 38%.   Late…

Nigeria may have put the cart before the horse with its floatation of the naira, but Egypt has made no such mistake. It was hardly a surprise when Egypt devalued its currency on Wednesday after over a year of a flawed peg to the dollar…

Egypt has successfully negotiated an expansion of its International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) bailout package to $8 billion, following the government’s bold decision to allow the Egyptian pound to plummet to an…

Egypt devalued its currency for the fourth time since early 2022, following a massive interest-rate hike by the central bank. The pound plunged about 26.5% to a record low of 42 per dollar as of 10:35 am in Cairo on…

A lawsuit against John Dramani Mahama, a former Ghanaian president and presidential contender, seeks to disqualify him from the 2024 ballot, alleging violation of the…

The Ghanian government is posed to lose the total of $3.8 billion in World Bank funding over a recent Anti-LGBTQ bill passed by its parliament last week.   The finance ministry of Ghana has appealed to the president to…

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), a government-operated power provider, on Thursday temporarily disconnected electricity to the parliamentary complex to compel the legislative body to settle an outstanding debt of 23…

The United States has said it was “deeply troubled” by the passage of anti-LGBTQ legislation in Ghana’s parliament. According to Reuters, U.S. State Department in a statement on Wednesday also urged a review of the…

The Ghana Parliament has approved the bill regarding human sexual rights and family values, commonly referred to as the anti-LGBTQ bill. The bill, called the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family…

Seven suspects have been arrested over the alleged murder of Kiernan Forbes, the South African rapper better known as AKA. AKA was shot dead outside a restaurant in the coastal city of Durban on February 10, 2023. The…

Nigeria has agreed to restore electricity supply to Niger Republic as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday lifted the sanctions on Niger, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. The sanctions were…

                  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has demanded the release of Mohamed Bazoum by the military junta in the Niger Republic.  Omar Touray, president of the ECOWAS commission, said the demand…

For the citizens of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali, the lifting of coup sanctions against their home government by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is indeed a breather, if the harsh economic turmoil…

The African Union has expressed its full support for Palestine in the ongoing Middle East conflicts, asking member states to sever ties with Israel. The AU gave “full support for the Palestinian people in their legitimate…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted the economic sanctions imposed on Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic. The regional bloc arrived at this decision during its extraordinary summit at the…

In a move likely to raise eyebrows in Nigeria, Kenya has scrapped its  $30 entry fee for passport holders from South Africa and six other countries, including Ethiopia, Eritrea, Congo-Brazzaville, Comoros, Mozambique, and…

The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, has declared that the country’s national election will take place on May 29, 2024.  The president also said he has met with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC)…

Guinea’s junta on Monday decreed the dissolution of the government which has been in office since July 2022, according to a Facebook video published by the presidency. General Amara Camara, a junta spokesman, gave no…

Senegalese President Macky Sall, who faces mounting pressure at home and abroad, vowed on Friday to organise presidential elections “as soon as possible” after the top constitutional body overruled his decision to delay…

South Africa is quickly running out of friends on Capitol Hill as it cozies up to US rivals. Already angry over Pretoria’s decision to host naval drills with…