Ghana says it wants to adopt new currency Eco

A week after eight west African countries announced plans to join the Euro-pegged currency Eco, Dr Said Aboakye from the Institute of Fiscal Studies tells us why Ghana is the latest country wanting to jump on the bandwagon.

Former Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló is projected to win with a majority of 54% - We get the details from the Head of the
African Union Election Observation Mission in Guinea-Bissau, Joaquim Raphael Branco.

We hear our listeners hopes and wishes for the new year.

Cameroon's president Paul Biya addressed the nation on the eve of the new year. From Bamenda, journalist Randy Jo Sa'ah tells us what the president said and what Cameroonians make of it.

(Photo: Franc CFA banknotes. Credit: ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)