Guinea’s ruling junta announced on Tuesday evening that it was suspending its membership of the Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS), made up…
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APC leader Hon. Obidike Chukwuebuka said President Tinubu’s election would bring in policies promoting economic activities in West Africa, which would mean the Sub-Saharan states would…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has been elected as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African…
A prefect who was kidnapped by gunmen has been found dead in a forest in western Burkina Faso, an area troubled by jihadist violence, according to…
As part of the effectiveness of Regional efforts to combat drug cartels, The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recently conducted a regional training in Abidjan,…
Sekou Sangare, Commissioner Agriculture, Environment, and Water Resources, ECOWAS has called for subsidies on fertilisers to aid access to farmers and limit hunger in the subregion.…
With 27 million people going hungry, West Africa is experiencing its greatest food crisis in a decade. Unless immediate action is taken, this number might soar…
As part of the resolutions reached at the 60th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, held in Abuja on…
Wanda Markotter, University of Pretoria The first case of fatal Marburg virus disease was identified in Guinea, West Africa on 9 August 2021. Marburg is a…
Top East African banks increased provisions for bad debts by over $736 million in 2020 to reduce exposure on household and business loans in the countries ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic, affecting impacting profitability and returns to shareholders.