Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines from the end of January through the first quarter of…
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Senegalese children resumed classes on Thursday after the government closed schools in March in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in the West African nation. Some four million…
Former Ghanaian President, dies at from COVID-19 complications
Former President of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings has died of coronavirus-related complications at the age of 73, according to multiple reports from Ghanaian media. According to reports, Rawlings had been hospitalised,…
Cocoa Market: West Africa Hard Pressed to Expand Share
Ghana and Ivory Coast account for two-thirds of the world’s cocoa supply, but unlike oil-producing countries, they are unable to influence prices that are historically too low to meet the…
The African Union on Friday lifted its suspension of Mali which went into effect after a military coup toppled the West African nation’s government in August. The decision comes three…
The authorities in Mali have announced the release of a dozen political and military figures arrested during a coup in August. They include the former Prime Minister, Boubou Cissé. An…