Addis Ababa (ENA) February 17/2023 Physical infrastructure has remained a major bottleneck in accelerating the implementation of the African free trade opportunities, Sierra Leone Foreign Minister Professor David Francis said. Speaking to ENA, the minister commended Ethiopia for its endeavors on physical integration to integrate the African continent via Ethiopian Airlines. Noting that infrastructural development…
FREETOWN, Feb 14 2023 (IPS) – Sierra Leone’s new gender equality law will benefit women with political aspirations – as well as stimulate development, say analysts. The country’s President, Julius Maada Bio, signed the new Gender Equality and Women Empowerment into law in January 2023. It has shaken the foundations of previously held ideologies that restricted…
The Ghana Boundary Commission has completed the construction of a land boundary terminus (Pillar 1) on the Ghana –Togo border. The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor this at a press briefing in Accra on Tuesday. He stated, “This paves way for the country, this year, to commence the second phase…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the African Union (AU) Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation better known as the “Niamey Convention”. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, briefed State House correspondents on Wednesday after the FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to the minister,…
The Supreme Court has extended the validity of the N200, N500, and N1,000 Naira notes till 31 December. A seven-member panel of the court led by John Okoro unanimously directed that the CBN must continue to receive the old notes from Nigerians The court held that the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari for the redesign of the…
By Godknows Igali In Greek mythology, the hero-warrior Achilles was exceptionally strong and was considered invincible. At birth, his mother had dipped him in the mysterious River Styx which made his body insulated from penetration from any weapon, apart from the tiny piece on the heel of his leg which she held during that act. …
The Economic Community of West African States maintained sanctions against the military leadership in Mali and Guinea and added a travel ban against Burkina Faso’s rulers as fears grow over of a band of countries under military rule stretching across West Africa’s Sahel region. Ecowas member states agreed to “maintain existing sanctions against all three…
The Nigerian leader, in a national broadcast Thursday morning, admitted the ‘difficulties’ the new currency policy is causing Nigerians. A week after the Supreme Court ordered the Nigerian government to allow the continued use of old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes, President Muhammadu Buhari has countered that order. The Nigerian leader, in a national broadcast…
Cote d’Ivoire has lifted its Covid-imposed land border closure, officially re-opening its roads to neighboring countries after nearly three years. ADVERTISING The country shut down all borders on 22 March 2020 at the start of the Covid pandemic. Sea and air borders were reopened after a few months, as the country depends on exports of cocoa and…
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday said the new monetary policy of his administration has contributed to the minimisation of the influence of money in politics. Despite the poor implementation of the policy, Mr Buhari said the redesign of the high denominations of the naira is a positive departure from the past and represents a bold legacy…
