In this issue:

• Ghana: a smooth transfer of power
• ECOWAS upholds Gambian election results
• New ECOWAS Regional Agricultural Investment Plan
• Ebola vaccine offers 100% protection
• Timeline to monitor the security situation 
• Opinion: Humanitarian crisis in Nigeria: a country that is unknown, feared and left behind 
• Publication: West African food systems and changing consumer demands
• Who’s Who: Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana