The growing wave of military coups across West Africa may no longer be something the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) can easily stop, according to one of the bloc’s top security officials, who says global power shifts have dramatically weakened the regional body’s influence. ECOWAS says shifting global power dynamics are making it…
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South Sudan has been barred by a London court from entering into new oil-backed prepayment deals until it settles outstanding obligations to commodities trading house BB Energy. A London court has barred South Sudan from entering new oil-backed prepayment deals until it settles debts owed to BB Energy. The legal dispute centers on South Sudan’s…
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Togo has joined a growing group of African nations opening their borders to unrestricted continental travel, becoming the sixth African country to grant visa-free entry to all holders of African passports in a major push toward regional integration and freer movement across the continent. Togo has become the sixth African country to allow visa-free entry…
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Fifteen years ago, William Tewiah was building a fuel supply business focused largely on servicing mining firms in Ghana’s Western Region. Today, he sits atop the Ghana Stock Exchange as the owner of the largest individual equity stake ever recorded on the country’s public market. William Tewiah has become the largest individual shareholder in Ghana…
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Anglo American, the mining group founded by South African billionaire Ernest Oppenheimer, said on Monday it would sell its Australian steelmaking coal business for up to $3.88 billion as the company deepens a sweeping overhaul aimed at focusing on copper and iron ore. This sale is part of a broader restructuring strategy focusing on copper…
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The Ghana Police Service has launched a major new initiative to improve its intelligence-led policing capabilities through a specialized training program run in collaboration with the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The Ghana Police Service has started a new intelligence-led policing initiative in partnership with the FBI. FBI instructors are currently training Ghanaian…
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