ECOWAS
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Politics
Charlotte Osei in Liberia to help clean-up voters’ register
Charlotte Osei, a former Chair of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, is in Liberia to lead the ECOWAS team of…
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Banking
ECOWAS Bank invests US$2.9 billion in economies of member states
Ghana News Agency (Kumasi) – The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) says it has invested US$2.9 billion into…
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Africa
Mali opposition rejects ECOWAS proposals; Akufo-Addo and others due in Bamako
An influential opposition group in Mali rejected a proposal by regional mediators aimed at ending a political crisis in which…
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Africa
President of Mali offers concessions to end political stalemate
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has offered concessions in a move to unblock a stalemate with opposition leaders that has mired…
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Banking
Buhari: attitude of some ECOWAS countries threatens common currency
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria says West Africa’s plan to adopt a common currency – the eco – is being…
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Africa
ECOWAS backs Nigeria’s candidate for the WTO top job
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is calling on African countries to support the candidacy of Dr Ngozi…
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Banking
France ratifies law ending use of CFA franc in West Africa
France on Wednesday ratified a law that terminates the use of the CFA franc by its colonies in West Africa.
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Economy
Prof. Quartey justifies why ECOWAS is not ready for ECO currency in 2020
Economist Professor Peter Quartey has stated that ECOWAS is not ready for the common currency, ECO, which is scheduled to…
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Economy
All you need to know about the new West African Currency, ECO
The Eco is the proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) plans to introduce…
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Africa
ECOWAS finally adopts ECO as a single currency
Beginning in January 2020, countries within the West African sub-region will be able to use a single currency called ECO.…
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