Additionally, the Minister said journalists are also not taking interest in reporting how taxes paid are translated into development to benefit the taxpayers. Reemphasizing the significance of the training, Minister Sillah said training economic and financial reporters was not better than now because the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is exerting every effort to integrate the West African economy so that all countries can transition to one currency. The Communication Minister, like Finance Minister Mambury Njie, said there is a shift in West Africa that everyone is graduating from war to democracy and good governance, noting that in such a situation, businesses flourish. The training brought together 23 journalists from five Anglophone countries including Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Similar training according to IMF’s Communications Officer Fouda, was conducted two years ago for economic and financial reporters of Francophone countries of West Africa.

Source: Daily Observer February 26, 2019 02:26 UTC