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10 Oct

West Africa Records Growth Despite Coups And Underperformance Of Its Largest Economies

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Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic recovery is defined by certain subregions overperforming in comparison to the regional average and others underperforming. The World Bank relayed the aforementioned information in its Africa’s Pulse bi-annual report. The global lender identified how Africa is doing based on regional performance, which supports its evaluation. The report shows that while the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) and the largest economies in Africa such as Nigeria and South Africa have underperformed, regions like the East African Community and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) are performing better than the regional average in 2023.…

15 Dec

Support West Africa To Root Out Enemies Of Democratic Rule – Akufo-Addo Tells Secretary Blinken

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President Akufo-Addo has made a spirited appeal to the United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken to press on the Biden administration to turn its attention to West Africa and to support her to deal with the rising phenomenon of terrorism in the region. Describing terrorists and violent extremists as "enemies of democratic rule," President Akufo-Addo said the activities of these non-state actors are posing a direct threat to the peace, stability and democratic gains made by Ghana and several other states in the West African region. Speaking at a scheduled bilateral meeting held at the Walter E. Washington Convention…

12 Aug

NDC Are Pained Akufo-Addo Is Building The Cathedral For God- Hon. Stephen Amoah

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A decision by President Akufo-Addo to build a national Cathedral to honor God, is one that has really pained key members of the National Democratic Congress, Hon. Stephen Amoah has said. The Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso constituency hinted on Wontumi TV that the NDC were nursing an ambition to build the National Cathedral and were not happy President Akufo-Addo has brought the project to fruition. He explained that unlike doing it for God, the NDC wanted to do it for a political reason. According to him, the commissioning of the National Mosque complex by President Akufo-Addo damaged the NDC and for him to build the National Cathedral,…

08 Sep

ECOWAS Would Support President Akufo-Addo In 2020 – Chairman Wontumi

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President Akufo-Addo’s nomination as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) would positively impact on his bid to run for office for the second time, Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, has observed. The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party in an interview on the Wontumi Morning show, disclosed that the new achievement of President Akufo-Addo, who he described as the current President of West Africa, didn’t come on silver platter but through hard work. Mr. Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi observed that the other heads of state have seen something good in the leadership of President…

07 Sep

President Akufo-Addo Attends 57th ECOWAS Summit In Niger

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Monday, 7th September 2020, to lead the Ghanaian delegation to the 57th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, which is being held in Niamey, capital of the Republic of Niger. The meeting of the Heads of State will discuss matters the COVID-19 situation in West Africa, the ECOWAS Single Currency Programme, and the political impasse in Mali. Additionally, they will also consider reports form the 44th Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council at the Ministerial Level, and the 84th Ordinary…

03 Sep

Nana Addo, NPP Came To Rescue Ghanaian Farmers- Agogo Market Women

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Market Queens and traders operating in Agogo and its surrounding communities have hailed the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo and his government for the massive interventions in the agricultural sector. The women, who are mostly into trading and export of foodstuffs to neighbouring countries such as Togo, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, say the advent of the NPP administration has seen tremendously improvement in the once dormant agric sector, resulting in improvement of their business. The Founder and Leader of the Agogo Plantain Producers and Exporters Association, Nana Akosua Tawiah, who made these remarks during official inauguration…