ECOWAS Approves Exit Timeline for AES Nations
By Kebba AF Touray
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved an exit timeline for the three West African nations of Burkina...
ECOWAS Parliament Approves Budget of Over 418 Million UA
By Kebba AF Touray
The ECOWAS Parliament adopted its budget of four hundred and eighteen million, sixty-two thousand and nine hundred and twenty-seven UA (418,062,927...
Captain Traoré inaugurates tomato processing plant
By Biran Gaye
Burkina Faso’s junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore has inaugurated a new tomato processing plant in Bobo-Dioulasso, reiterating the country’s commitment to economic...
Pro-Mali junta call for the resignation of Prime Minister Maïga
By Biran Gaye
Increasingly frequent demonstrations are shaking Mali, with supporters of the transitional authorities from several regions, including Kayes, Timbuktu, Gao, and Kidal, demanding...
Liberian Lawmakers Tasked to Unify their Nation
By Kebba AF Touray
A delegation of the ECOWAS Parliament to Liberia has tasked members of the Liberian House of Representatives, to work towards unifying...
GAYO Awarded ‘Earthshot’ Prize in “Clean Our Air”
By Nelson Manneh
On November 6, 2024, in Cape Town, the Green Africa Youth Organization was awarded the Earthshot Prize in the "Clean Our Air".
The award was...
Commonwealth Leaders Urged to Work Harder to Leave No Woman Behind
Commonwealth leaders have been urged to work harder to eliminate the barriers and biases that continue to hold back women and girls in the...
ECOWAS Court of Justice Gets New President
By Kebba AF Touray
Honorable Justice Ricardo Claúdio Monteiro Gonçalves was elected the new President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice and Honorable Justice Sengu...
Senegal’s election body announces list of parliamentary candidates
By Biran Gaye
The General Directorate of Elections (DGE) has revealed its preliminary list of candidates for the early legislative elections of November 17, 2024,...
Mali suspends export of essential agricultural products
By Biran Gaye
The Malian government has suspended the export of several essential agricultural products, marking a significant development that seeks to promote local industries.
According...
Alliance of Sahel States to launch new biometric passport
By Biran Gaye
Colonel Assimi Goïta, Chairman of the Alliance of Sahel States (ESA), announced the upcoming launch of a new biometric passport, a move...
WAHO Screens over Thousands of Women for Breast, Cervical Cancer
By Kebba AF Touray
The Director General of West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) has informed members of the ECOWAS Parliament’s joint committee that his organization...
ECOWAS Parliament Recommends Increased Allocation of National Budgets to Health Promotion
By Kebba AF Touray
The ECOWAS Parliament, through its joint committees, has recommended the allocation of 15 percent of the national budgets of Member States...
China pledges 27 billion CFA grant to Senegal
By Biran Gaye
President Xi Jinping has announced aid of 27 billion FCFA granted to Senegal during a one-on-one meeting with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye...
West African migrants attacked with live ammunition by Tunisian mob
By Biran Gaye
At least 4 West African migrants were attacked with live ammunition by a mob of Tunisians while they searched for portable water...
Prime Minister Sonko to deliver policy programmes this week
By Biran Gaye
Senegal’s president has scheduled September 13, 2024 for the declaration of the general policy programme by Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, ending the...
Over D11 Billion Invested in Africa’s Health Technology
By Kebba AF Touray
Hon. Kassam
Dr. Jacob Kassam, a former Member of Plateau State’s House of Assembly in Nigeria, said a total of US$170 Million,...
ECOWAS Parliament Commences Meeting to Promote Health Services, Education
By Kebba AF Touray
The Parliament of the Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS Parliament), on Tuesday, 3rd September 2024, commenced another delocalized...
At least 100 killed in terrorist attack in Barsalogho, Burkina Faso
By Biran Gaye
Terrorists on Saturday killed at least 100 villagers in the community of Barsalogho, Burkina Faso, becoming the latest target of several terrorist...
ECOWAS Parliament Finance Committee Co-Chair Tasks Lawmakers to Promote Transparency
By Kebba AF Touray
The Co-Chair of the ECOWAS Parliament Joint Committee on Administration, Finance and Budget Public Accounts Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research, Rt....
