Ghana

EU finally delivers speedboats to coastal nations under maritime security programme

Brussels is currently equipping West African coastguards with light vessels as part of the SWAIMS assistance programme, which has suffered significant delays in recent years.

ECOWAS reduces budget for standby force

The Economic Community of West African States continues to seek solutions to finance its 1,650-strong regional defence force, whose initially proposed annual budget has been halved to €1bn.

Accra and Washington's health deal in limbo

While Donald Trump's administration is working towards new health agreements on the continent, Ghana is currently reluctant to accept the US administration's offer.

UN considers reform of its West African office

The United Nations' special envoy for West Africa has launched a wide-ranging strategic review of UNOWAS, against a backdrop of regional realignment and tensions with the Alliance of Sahel States.

Accra resumes negotiations for purchase of Czech military aircraft

Aero Vodochody has just reactivated its contacts with the Ghanaian general staff in an attempt to finalise the sale of L-39 aircraft. But it is now quoting a much higher price than the €111m initially stated.

WAEMU's financial markets authority paralysed

The West African Economic and Monetary Union's capital‑markets regulator has been unable to convene its board.

Accra nurtures its relations with Alliance of Sahel states

John Mahama chose to invite the Alliance of the Sahel States to the high-level consultative conference on regional cooperation and security, rather than Ivory Coast and Benin.

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Morocco, Ethiopia, Ghana

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Lomé secures future leadership of the West African Health Organization

Togo, which has long coveted the position, ultimately won the argument in the ECOWAS negotiations.

ECOWAS military chiefs heading to Freetown to debate future of standby force

The leaders of the region's armed forces will meet in the Sierra Leone capital in the coming weeks to launch the regional anti-terrorist force. The contingents made available to ECOWAS by each army will also be announced.

Rand Refinery hesitating over golden opportunity in Accra

The continent's leading gold refinery has signed a partnership agreement with Ghana's Gold Coast Refinery, a subsidiary of Egypt's Euroget. However, the South African group fears that by collaborating with it, it will lose its industrial mining customers in Ghana.

ECOWAS 50th birthday bash cancelled in Lomé

The regional organisation's anniversary summit, scheduled to take place in the Togolese capital in 2026, had sparked intense debate from the outset. It will not take place after all.

Ivorian banker Abdourahmane Cissé leaves Lazard Frères

Recruited in early 2025 to revive the African operations of Lazard Frères bank, founded in 1848, Abdourahmane Cissé has stepped down from his post.