Tag: West African
Business
Ofori-Atta advises West African economies to discard intentions of launching regional currency, ECO
Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has advised West African nations to reconsider their pursuit of introducing the single currency, known as the ECO, for...
News
Price of cocoa in New York falls by 2.5%, reaching $8,482 per ton
Cocoa prices in New York dipped as promising rains were anticipated for West African agricultural regions, while Rabobank suggested that the extraordinary surge in...
Business
Cocoa hit record high of $10,760 per ton amid West African supply challenges
Cocoa futures surged by up to 2.7% to reach a new intraday high of $10,760 per ton in New York, signaling continued pressure on...
Independent Africa
Niger to allow entry of more junta forces if invaded
Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, the leader of the coup in Niger, has issued an order permitting the military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso to...
World
Salif Keita steps down from Mali’s interim parliament
Numerous airlines have experienced longer and more fuel-intensive flights as a result of the shutdown of Niger's airspace since Sunday.For most trips from Europe...
Independent Africa
Tinubu comes under fire over the military’s involvement in Niger
Bola Tinubu, the president of Nigeria, is under intense domestic pressure because he threatened to use military force to put an end to the...
News
Danger looms as nurses leave Ghana for UK’s NHS
The head of a major nursing organization has expressed concern about the recruitment of nurses from poorer nations by high-income countries.The comments come as...
Independent Africa
Meet Ghanaian scholar who failed WASSCE to attaining PhD from a UK university
There are many inspirational tales, but few are as amazing as this one. George Asiamah's entire world fell apart in 2003. His results from...
Independent Africa
West African nations conduct maritime security exercises
Twenty African nations, along with European partners and the United States, are participating in the Grand African Navy Exercise for Maritime Operations (NEMO) in...
News
Terrorists might be financing their activities through illegal mining, sale of cattle in Ghana – Adib Saani
Executive Director for Jatikay Centre for Human Security and Peace Building, Adib Saani, has urged Ghana’s security apparatus to look into possibilities of terrorist...