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Last update: 8 hours agoAfCFTA Momentum in Lomé: The third Biashara Afrika opens in Lomé Monday (May 18–20), with AfCFTA leaders and Togo pushing “Powering Africa’s Economic Transformation through the AfCFTA” while admitting the big gap remains: intra-African trade is still under 20% of the continent’s total. Banking Fallout in Ghana: Ecobank Ghana moved to calm customers after a Supreme Court ruling that confirms Daniel Ofori is owed 30% monthly compounded interest from 2008, ending an 18-year dispute—while the bank says services are operating normally. Security & Diplomacy: In a wider West Africa escalation, the US and Nigeria say they killed a senior ISIS commander in Sokoto. Regional Health Push: Ghana’s Sweden-Ghana Medical Centre commissioned a PET-CT and cyclotron facility, billed as a first for the sub-region. Togo Policy Moves: Lomé also hosted a nutrition and early childhood conference that adopted a joint action framework, alongside new air quality standards.
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