West Africa bloc announces formal exit of three junta-led states
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc following their withdrawal last year.
Forty-five people arrested in Africa in anti-terrorism and drugs stings, says Interpol
Forty-five people have been arrested in west Africa over the past three months in operations targeting drugs trafficking and the financing of terrorism, said global police body Interpol on Thursday.
ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have formally withdrawn from the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, the body said Wednesday.
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Cocoa Prices Sharply Lower as West African Rain Sparks Long Liquidation
Thursday closed down -538 (-4.58%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) closed down -367 (-3.99%). Cocoa prices Thursday dropped to 1-1/2 week lows and settled sharply lower as recent rain in West Africa has boosted soil moisture levels,
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FAO says nearly 50 million people in West Africa face food insecurity
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that almost 50 millions people are currently suffering from
Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change?
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Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso leave West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS
The Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, are officially leaving the regional economic bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday, after 50 years.The withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States,
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West Africa: Thousands Rally As Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali Exit Ecowas
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I’ll work to make Ghana the AI hub of West Africa – Sam George
Designate for Communications Digital Technology, and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George has pledged to position Ghana as the leading hub for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Africa by 2028.
Political tensions shake up trade routes in fractured West Africa
The imminent withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS marks a historic shift in West African economics, forcing a dramatic reorganisation of traditional trade routes and potentially increasing costs for millions.
East Africa will benefit from West Africa’s mining disputes, top executive says
East African countries have plenty to offer Western miners in the coming years, notably the relative absence of strongarm tactics seen in parts of West Africa. That, along with East Africa’s deposits of critical minerals needed for the global energy transition, will make it an increasingly attractive option.
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South Africa’s G20 presidency is a chance for the West to engage with Global South priorities
Pretoria’s foreign policy focus on multilateralism, development and reforming global governance will be seriously tested by geopolitical division.
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Renewed Boko Haram attacks and foreign mercenaries
THE renewed attacks by armed bandit groups and the intensified violence by Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa leave civilians in North-East Nigeria at risk of atrocity crimes. For nearly 17 years,
19 bodies found in vessel drifting in Caribbean Sea
A vessel drifting in the Caribbean Sea contained 19 badly decomposed bodies, at least some from Mali, authorities in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis announced on Wednesday.