The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has been elected the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West Africa States, ECOWAS.
Akufo-Addo was elected as the new ECOWAS Chair at the ongoing 57th Summit in Niamey, Republic of Niger.
Recall that Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari had during the summit warned African leaders against the unnecessary elongation of tenure in office.
Buhari had said the trend was becoming a source of trouble for the region.
A Former President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings has reportedly died of coronavirus-related complications. His demise comes less than a month after he buried his mother. The ex president died at the age of 73. Rawlings, who is one of the most respected African leaders, was a military leader in Ghana and later became a politician […]
Samia Hassan Suluhu, who became the first female vice-president upon John Pombe Magufuli’s election in 2015, is set to be sworn in as president for the unexpired period of the recently deceased head of state’s five-year term – as per Tanzania’s constitution: “Where the office of President becomes vacant by reason of death, then the […]
The acting Vice President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association , Clement Boateng , talks to about the controversial $1 m fee being enforced by the Ghanaian authorities on foreigners trading in the countryNigerian traders in Ghana recently kicked against the payment of the $ 1 m fee being enforced by the Ghanaian authorities […]
