Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has called on the sub-regional bloc ECOWAS to intervene in a potential conflict between his country and its neighbour Guinea.  President Bio told an ECOWAS summit of heads of state that Guinean troops were…

Dozens of current and former heads of state and their representatives are expected to start arriving in Accra for the final funeral rites of Ghana’s longest serving President Flt. Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings. Former President Rawlings passed away after a…

The Liberia Water and Sewer Corporation- LWSC, has announced another major breakdown of its transmission pipelines that supply water to the capital. This means that tens of thousands of households in Monrovia and neighbouring communities will be without pipe-borne water…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the restructuring of ECOWAS, including the reduction in the number of statutory appointees within the organization. This he says is needed to streamline the Community’s management to adjust to current realities.  Director General…

Ghana’s parliament will start virtual sittings today as the cases of coronavirus in the country continue to surge.  The country which has over 3,000 active cases of COVID-19 has in recent times taken strict measures to curb the spread of…

Pirates have attacked a Turkish cargo ship off the West African coast, kidnapping 15 sailors and killing one.  The Vessel, M/V Mozart was sailing from Lagos to Cape Town when it was attacked northwest of Sao Tome and Principe. Turkey’s…

Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged member states to contribute their agreed quota to the $1 billion dollar ECOWAS Counter-Terrorism Fund. Addressing the 58th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads…