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June 23, 2025

NewsLink 2025- 06- 23 Fourth Edition

•Newly trained teachers in Ghana picket education services over 10-months of unpaid salaries and delayed staff identification numbers •Sierra Leone’s Maada Bio takes over ECOWAS leadership from Nigeria’s Tinubu as he calls for unity amid growing instability. •Liberia’s former speaker…

NewsLink 2025- 06- 23 Third Edition

•4th African Union SMEs Forum gets underway in Nigeria •Sierra Leone’s Maada Bio takes over ECOWAS leadership from Nigeria’s Tinubu as he calls for unity amid growing instability. •Liberia’s former speaker Koffa and others face potential re-arrest, if they fail…

NewsLink 2025- 06- 23 Second Edition

Sierra Leone’s Maada Bio takes over ECOWAS leadership from Nigeria’s Tinubu as he urges unity amid growing instability. Ivorian President, Ouattara keeps nation in suspense on fourth term bid despite party endorsement Malian transitional President, Goïta, begins five-day official visit…

Newslink 2025- 06- 23 First Edition

Sierra Leone’s Maada Bio takes over ECOWAS leadership from Nigeria’s Tinubu as he urges unity amid growing instability. Outrage in Guinea as former Bar President Mohamed Traoré abducted and found unconscious Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara keeps nation in suspense on…

Maada Bio elected ECOWAS Chair as Tinubu hands over

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been elected the new Chair of ECOWAS, marking a leadership transition within the West African bloc. His appointment was confirmed during the 67th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and…

Ghana demands swift timeline for ECO currency rollout

Ghana is pushing for a decisive, time-bound action plan to accelerate the implementation of the long-awaited ECO single currency for West Africa. Speaking at the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit in Abuja, Ghana’s Deputy Finance Minister, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, emphasized…

Boakai urges unity, reform at West Africa Economic Summit

Liberian President Joseph Boakai has called for deeper regional unity and cooperation to address West Africa’s pressing economic challenges. Speaking at the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, Boakai emphasized that economic transformation must go hand in hand…

Guinea reels after abduction of lawyer Mohamed Traoré

There is widespread outrage in Guinea following the abduction of prominent lawyer and former Bar President, Mohamed Traoré. Traoré, who also served on the National Transitional Council, was reportedly taken from his home by hooded men in military uniform late…

Ouattara keeps nation guessing after RHDP endorsement

President Alassane Ouattara is keeping Ivorians in suspense as he delays confirming whether he will contest a potential fourth term in the October 2025 presidential elections. Despite receiving an official endorsement from his party, the ruling RHDP, during its congress…