Cote d’Ivoire is set to launch West Africa’s first nuclear medicine center in Abidjan, marking a major step in the country’s healthcare modernization, officials said […]
Tag: West Africa
Starsight Energy Africa Group partners with British International Investment to advance clean energy growth in W. A. through US$15 million mezzanine funding
The funding will drive clean energy growth in Starsight’s existing West African operations, with Nigeria earmarked to receive the majority of the funding Starsight Energy […]
World Bank approves 137 mln USD to boost digital integration, job creation in West Africa
The World Bank Group has approved 137 million U.S. dollars to support digital integration and job creation in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone under a […]
West Africa targets food security, job creation at ECOWAS consultation in Sierra Leone
West African leaders and development partners on Thursday pledged to reposition agriculture as a catalyst for food security and job creation at a high-level consultation […]
West African, Sahel nations eye “hot-pursuit” deals to combat cross-border terror
The governments in West Africa and the Sahel region late Friday announced a multipronged approach to combating terrorism and violent extremism, which have become a […]
FM warns of increasing terror attacks in West Africa, Sahel region
Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa on Thursday voiced deep concern over the growing incidence of terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel region. […]
Aid cuts push millions in West and Central Africa deeper into hunger
Continued insecurity has disrupted critical supply lines to major cities – including for food – and 1.5 million of the country’s most vulnerable people are […]
Terrorism in Africa, a ‘growing global threat’
Expanding terrorist networks, mass displacement and the collapse of essential services in West Africa and the Sahel are a growing concern worldwide That’s according to […]
UN chief calls for regional unity to fight terrorism in West Africa, Sahel
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for regional unity to fight terrorism in West Africa and the Sahel. The security situation in West […]
West, Central African countries commit to accelerating digital transformation to unlock inclusive growth, job creation
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Ministers responsible for digital affairs in West and Central Africa, at the end of a two-day summit on Tuesday, adopted the […]