In Ghana, Head of the Internal Audit Agency, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae has accused some heads of public institutions of failing to do due diligence, leading to the presence of nonexistent staff names on country’s payroll.  This follows the discovery…

Mali’s Council of Ministers on Wednesday adopted a draft decree establishing the organization and operating methods of the Directorate of Military Security. The deliberations took place during an ordinary session under the chairmanship of Colonel Assimi GOITA. Atiewin Mbillah-Lawson reports

A coalition of 15 civil society organizations in Niger has expressed disappointment against the deployment of French troops in their country. To register their displeasure, the groups planned a march on Wednesday in Niamey. However, after the march was banned,…

At long last, employees of APM Terminals Liberia have signed a memorandum of Understanding aimed at addressing the long-standing disputes that have led to a series of protests. APM Terminals, which owns and operates a number of port terminals around…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has revealed that the value of transactions on the eNaira has risen to N4bn since its launch on October 25, 2021. He said this on Thursday at the grand…

Burkina Faso has launched a bond issue called ''TPBF 6.30% 2022-2034'' to raise an amount of 150 billion FCFA on the financial market of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA). According to a statement by the apex bank,…

The monetary policy committee of the Bank of Ghana has increased the policy rate by 300 basis points to 22 percent from 19 percent. This development follows an emergency Monetary Policy Committee meeting earlier on Wednesday because of Ghana’s recent…

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked the broadcast licenses of Silverbird TV, AIT, Raypower FM, and Rhythm FM amongst others over failure to renew their broadcast licenses. Director General of the NBC Mallam Balarabe Shehu also directed its state…