Germany has been urged to reconsider its agricultural cooperation model for Africa and prioritise food sovereignty and agroecological practices. Africa’s reliance on external inputs had made smallholder farmers vulnerable, a policy brief, jointly authored by Power Shift Africa, Kenyan climate and development policy think tank, and Germanwatch, a German environmental and human rights organisation, said […]
Dr Oumar Alien Touray, the President of ECOWAS Commission, has bemoaned the low intra-regional trade, with trading hovering around 12 per cent among the West African member states. He, therefore, called for urgent reforms to dismantle non-tariff barriers, improve infrastructure, and boost productivity across member states to help attain the vision of the founding fathers. […]
Portia Dzifa Dzilah, a teacher at Pakro Anglican Basic School in the Eastern Region, has been named the Sub-Saharan Africa regional winner of the 2025 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards. She is the first Ghanaian to receive this recognition since the inception of the global award scheme seven years ago. Her selection was based on her […]
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is on a historic visit to South Africa, signalling a dramatic improvement in the once-strained relations between the two nations. The visit marks a diplomatic breakthrough for the Ukrainian leader in his efforts to counter Russia’s strong – and growing – influence in Africa. “I’m sure that Russia will be annoyed […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has advised Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to reconsider their decision to leave the regional grouping. It said the three countries that withrew from ECOWAS earlier this year to form the “Alliance of Sahel States” (AES), can automatically rejoin ECOWAS if they change their minds by July […]
The Ghana HIV/AIDS Network (GHANET), has expressed concern about the country’s ability to eradicate HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, following the suspension of funding by the United States government. Early this year, the Trump-led administration, pulled the plug on USAID funding, globally. The “stop work” directive has brought to a halt a […]
Burkina Faso’s military government has said it foiled a “major plot” to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the army alleging the plotters were based in neighbouring Ivory Coast. Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said the coup attempt was led by current and former soldiers working with “terrorist leaders”. The intention was to attack the […]
In a stark warning, the head of the UN’s food aid agency in Ethiopia has said millions in the country are “one shock away from falling into a catastrophe”. Zlatan Milišić’s statement came as he announced that because of a lack of funding the World Food Programme (WFP ) “is being forced to halt treatment” […]
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will offer 1,000 scholarships to university students from across the ECOWAS sub-region, as part of efforts to strengthen regional ties through education and shared experiences. The announcement was made at the launch of the 50th anniversary celebrations of ECOWAS in Accra on Tuesday [April 22, 2025]. The […]
President John Dramani Mahama has urged West African nations to embrace renewed dialogue and cooperation, stressing that the region’s future lies in unity and not isolation. Speaking at the launch of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS’s) 50th anniversary celebrations on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, he emphasised the need for rebuilding trust within […]
