11 h. ago Israel Becomes First Nation to Recognize Somaliland as Independent State

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/israel-becomes-first-nation-to-recognize-somaliland-as-independent-state/Israel became the first country to formally recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday, triggering swift condemnation from Somalia, the African Union (AU) and multiple regional powers. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would seek immediate cooperation with Somaliland in agriculture, health, technology and the economy. He congratulated […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/israel-becomes-first-nation-to-recognize-somaliland-as-independent-state/

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8 d. ago Stakeholder Proposes Integrated Peace Framework for Bawku Following Mediation

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/stakeholder-proposes-integrated-peace-framework-for-bawku-following-mediation/A policy analyst has proposed an integrated peace architecture for Bawku combining traditional authority, state responsibility and citizen accountability following the completion of mediation efforts led by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Benjamin Anyagre Aziginaateeg of the African Continental Union Consult Ghana Chapter issued the proposal in a position paper examining how Ghana can move beyond […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/stakeholder-proposes-integrated-peace-framework-for-bawku-following-mediation/

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8 d. ago African Union Consult Urges Trade Unions to Champion Continental Integration

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/african-union-consult-urges-trade-unions-to-champion-continental-integration/The African Continental Union Consult has called on the Organization of African Trade Union Unity to lead the implementation of the African Passport and Free Movement Protocol, describing organized labor as critical to advancing continental integration and worker mobility. Benjamin Anyagre Aziginaateeg, representing ACUC Ghana Chapter, issued the call in a position paper urging OATUU […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/african-union-consult-urges-trade-unions-to-champion-continental-integration/

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1 week ago ECOWAS Presidents Endorse Mahama for African Union Chairmanship in 2027

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ecowas-presidents-endorse-mahama-for-african-union-chairmanship-in-2027/The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Presidents have unanimously endorsed President John Dramani Mahama as West Africa’s sole candidate for African Union (AU) Chairperson in 2027 at the 68th ECOWAS Heads of State Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, on Sunday, December 15, 2025. The endorsement confirms Mahama as the region’s official contender when the […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ecowas-presidents-endorse-mahama-for-african-union-chairmanship-in-2027/

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2 w. ago ECOWAS unanimously endorses President Mahama for African Union chairmanship

The ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, the highest decision-making body of the regional bloc, has unanimously approved President John Mahama’s candidature for the position of African Union Chairperson. The decision follows a unanimous endorsement by the ECOWAS Council of Ministers, which named President Mahama as the sole candidate from the sub-region to assume the rotating African Union chairmanship when it is West Africa’s turn in 2027.

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2 w. ago West Africa Rallies Behind President Mahama for AU Chairmanship as ECOWAS Unifies its Position

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/west-africa-rallies-behind-president-mahama-for-au-chairmanship-as-ecowas-unifies-its-position/In this alternate scenario, ECOWAS has taken a decisive step toward asserting West Africa’s leadership on the continental stage, unanimously endorsing Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama as the region’s candidate for the African Union Chairmanship in 2027. The decision emerged from the ninety-fifth ordinary session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in Abuja, a meeting […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/west-africa-rallies-behind-president-mahama-for-au-chairmanship-as-ecowas-unifies-its-position/

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2 w. ago ECOWAS Council of Ministers endorse President Mahama’s candidacy for 2027 AU Chair role

The ECOWAS Council of Ministers meeting at meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, has unanimously endorsed President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana as the sole candidate from ECOWAS for chairperson of the African Union when the rotating chairmanship gets to West Africa’s turn in 2027. Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, who announced this on Facebook […]

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2 w. ago ECOWAS Council of Ministers endorses President Mahama’s candidacy for 2027 AU Chair role

The ECOWAS Council of Ministers meeting at meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, has unanimously endorsed President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana as the sole candidate from ECOWAS for chairperson of the African Union when the rotating chairmanship gets to West Africa’s turn in 2027.

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2 w. ago EU–ECOWAS Scholarship Programme Showcases Research Impact as Five Scholars Advance West Africa’s Sustainable Energy Transition

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, AMA, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/eu-ecowas-scholarship-programme-showcases-research-impact-as-five-scholars-advance-west-africas-sustainable-energy-transition/LAGOS, Nigeria, 10 December 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-The EU–ECOWAS Scholarship Programme for Sustainable Energy, funded and launched in September 2022 by the European Union in partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and delivered by the British Council, is celebrating the achievements of its first cohort of scholars whose research is already contributing to the region’s green-energy […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, AMA, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/eu-ecowas-scholarship-programme-showcases-research-impact-as-five-scholars-advance-west-africas-sustainable-energy-transition/

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2 w. ago Africans must reclaim their dignity and history – Dr Ibn Chambas urges

African Union High Representative for Silencing the Guns, Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has urged Africans across the continent and in the diaspora to rise boldly in defence of their dignity, identity, and cultural heritage.

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3 w. ago African Development Bank Gains Berne Union Membership Status

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/african-development-bank-gains-berne-union-membership-status/The African Development Bank became the first multilateral development institution accepted as a Berne Union member, gaining direct access to an industry that deployed approximately 140 billion dollars in insurance capacity for emerging markets in 2024 as part of efforts to mobilize private capital for African infrastructure projects. The announcement came during the fourth annual […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/african-development-bank-gains-berne-union-membership-status/

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3 w. ago ECOWAS and UEMOA Ministers Adopt Cultural Heritage Action Plan

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ecowas-and-uemoa-ministers-adopt-cultural-heritage-action-plan/Ministers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) have adopted a joint action plan to advance the return of African cultural property to their countries of origin. The endorsement came during a high level ministerial meeting held in Dakar, Senegal, on Sunday, November 30, […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Roger A. Agana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ecowas-and-uemoa-ministers-adopt-cultural-heritage-action-plan/

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4 w. ago Ghana has a role to play in addressing security challenges in West Africa – EU Rep to Sahel

The European Union’s Special Representative to the Sahel is urging coastal West African States including Ghana to tackle what he described as very “significant security challenges” in the sub-region.

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4 w. ago EU reaffirms support for African continental free trade area with over $400 billion expected income

The European Union is reaffirming its support for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, describing the single African market integration framework as an engine for growth.

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4 w. ago ECOWAS and UEMOA ministers endorse joint plan for the return of African cultural heritage ahead of ECOFEST 2025 launch

Ministers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) have approved a joint framework to accelerate the return of African cultural heritage to its countries of origin.

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4 w. ago Ghana calls for AU–EU action on extremism, reparations at Luanda Summit

Speaking on behalf of the President at the 7th African Union–European Union Summit in Luanda, Angola, she warned that extremist groups continue to exploit poverty, marginalisation, and political fragility across the sub-region, making immediate collaboration essential.

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