Since the mid 1970s the West African grouping Ecowas and Nigeria were seen as inseparables but of late the regional powerhouse is threatening to quit the bloc it helped found in 1975 to promote economic integration. Why? According to reports from the bloc’s headquarters based in the Nigerian federal capital[Read More…]
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Gambia: Ex-Finance Minister Hints Revised Budget Unsustainable
Erstwhile Gambia’s finance minister Amadou Sanneh has hinted that the recently revised budget is unsustainable as the country has not built resilience for revenue creation. “You(government)are not expecting all your revenues to come. And according to the minister, D2.3bn they could not get,” ex-finance minister Amadou Sanneh said in an[Read More…]
Senegal Coach Aliou Cisse Challenges Napoli Over Nations Cup Threat
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse says international football – and the Africa Cup of Nations in particular – should never play second fiddle to club commitments and has ‘challenged’ Napoli not to buy African players. The 46-year-old’s comments come after Napoli owner and president Aurelio de Laurentiis said the Italian club[Read More…]
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