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African Union, West Africa Welcome UN Resolution Declaring Slave Trade Crime Against Humanity

The African Union has welcomed a landmark resolution by the United Nations General Assembly formally ...

Nigeria, Others Move to Launch ECOVISA to Ease Travel Across West Africa

Nigeria has joined Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Togo and other West ...

Namibia Rejects Starlink Licence, Deepening Southern Africa Setback

Starlink, the satellite internet venture backed by Elon Musk, has suffered another setback in southern ...

ECOWAS Moves to Boost West Africa Power Supply with China Energy Partnership Talks

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has opened talks with Energy China International ...

ECOWAS, African Union Deepen Partnership on Infrastructure, Regional Integration

The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, ...

Fayemi Pushes for Fairer Africa-West Deals, Urges Industrialisation and Tech Transfer

Former Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, has called for a major reset in Africa’s economic ...

Pharma West Africa 2026 Set for Record Turnout with 250+ Exhibitors, 4,500 Visitors Expected

Pharma West Africa 2026 Set for Record Turnout with 250+ Exhibitors, 4,500 Visitors Expected   ...

ECOWAS Moves to Establish Regional Open Data Framework to Strengthen Digital Governance

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken a major step toward improving ...

Youth in Oil-Rich Congo Struggle With Poverty, Seek Economic Change

  Despite being one of Africa’s major oil producers, the Republic of the Congo continues ...

World Bank Approves $137m Programme to Expand Broadband, Digital Jobs in West Africa

The World Bank Group has approved a $137 million regional programme aimed at expanding broadband ...

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