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By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– Major General Fatuma Gaiti was appointed in partnership with other leaders encompassing a fresh head of the armed forces, after the passing of the military chief and others in a helicopter crash last month. Maj Gen Ahmed has held other firsts in the military leadership that is dominated by men – she was the first woman to rise to the rank of brigadier and major general. She joined the...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– Prior to the launch of the National Platforms of these two Member States, nine (9) Member States namely, Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo had launched their National Platforms in 2023 and consequently gained a grant of $100,000 each from the ECOWAS Commission towards the implementation of quick benefit projects in border communities. In...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– This development came to being during the 15th Annual General Meeting of EAAACA, presently underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Kenya will serve in the capacity as Vice President for next two years. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is participating in the meeting. This year’s conference brings in strong alliance with heads of anticorruption agencies from Kenya, Uganda,...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS (NADN) Accra GHANA- The Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Prof Raymond Atuguba, has stated that economic hardship is a major reason coup d’état have become rampant in West Africa in recent years. According to him, some West African countries have experienced coups because leaders turned a blind eye to calls for solutions to address these problems. Speaking to the media, he said coup perpetrators have hinted that...