In Nigeria, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called on the federal government to adopt measures to increase the country’s revenue and borrow from cheaper sources to cushion Nigeria’s debt portfolio. The President, LCCI, Michael Olawale-Cole, gave…

The Government says it is disappointed by Standard and Poor’s (S&P) global ratings downgrade of Ghana’s economy despite some “bold policies” it has implemented in 2022 to address macro-fiscal challenges and debt sustainability. Eric Mawuena Egbeta has the details.

Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has attributed recent floods in the country to effects of climate change The smallest country in mainland Africa Gambia experienced the biggest rainfall in 20 years last week causing severe floods in the capital Banjul and…

Ghana’s largest opposition political party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has taken a swipe at the government for its consistent attribution of the country’s current economic challenges to the Russia/Ukraine war and the Covid-19 pandemic. Addressing the press on Wednesday,…

A stalwart of Liberia’s ruling Coalition for Democratic Change, CDC Dr. Toga McIntosh, says President George Weah is not capable of leading Liberia in 2023. At a news conference Wednesday when the CDC official endorsed opposition leader Alexander Cummings of…

The Ivorian Minister of Defense Téné Birahima Ouattara on Wednesday met the families of the 49 soldiers detained in Mali since July 10, 2022 at the headquarters of the Ivorian army. According to reports, the meeting, was to brief the…