Category: West Africa
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Nigeria’s Private Sector – Key to Effective
A collaborative effort in the organized private sector to drive investment into the maritime sector in Nigeria, to improve trade through reducing the bottleneck associated with the Nigerian seaport. The 25th of August 2022 will bring together stakeholders in the maritime space to discuss the challenges while driving investment to the seaports through the Nigerian […]
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Nigeria and Brazil Collaborate in Agriculture
Nigeria’s agro-commodity sector to experience a major boost as delegates from Nigeria travel to Brazil in a collaborative effort between the Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria’s Apex bank, Welcome2Africa International, a private trade and investment facilitation company, and the Brazil Africa Institute, to gain requisite knowledge and create mutually beneficial relationships with players in the […]
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Northern Nigeria – the Strategic Imperative
(Part I). Northern Nigeria, the jewel of Sahel, with influence stretching beyond the Maghreb, is a shadow of what it once was. It lies at the heart of the African Sahel, with a landmass that encompasses distinct Savannah bands, and terminating at the southern fringes of the Sahara.The strategic importance of Northern Nigeria was never so obvious. It […]
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Aisha takes Mariam Babangida’s Better Life across Africa
Mariam Babangida, wife of former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, has been gone for 12 years, but her legacy is not just alive, it is expanding in reach. Her daughter, Aisha, has picked up from where her mother left with her signature project, Better Life for Rural Women, and is running with the vision. BetterLife […]
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Ghana MPs ‘vote’ with knuckles over mobile money tax
A government-sponsored bill to tax electronic transactions, including mobile money payments drew out the bile in the country’s parliament with Members of the Parliament ‘voting’ with knuckles Monday night. Verbal opposition to the bill turned inadequate, then it came to push, then shove and finally punches, while some doves tried to separate the two sides. […]
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Burkina Faso modifies Electoral Code allowing vote by internally displaced persons
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – The Burkinabe Parliament Monday adopted a law modifying the Electoral Code to allow internally displaced persons to participate in local elections in May 2022, an official source said. According to a note from the Parliament, these changes introduce, among others, a limit of at least 50 percent of electoral constituencies in […]
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Ghana to establish vaccine production plant early 2022
Ghana plans the production of vaccines early 2022. President Nana Akufo-Addo said his government had made a budget of 20 million euro for the establishment of a National Vaccine Institute to produce Covid-19 vaccines and other vaccines. This comes as the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission – Team Europe -extend to Ghana […]
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Nigeria names Groups Financing Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorists
Jama’at Nasr al-Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), the Islamic and Muslim Support Group (GSIM), and the Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS) have been named by the Federal Government of Nigeria as organisations financing Boko Haram, ISWAP and other terrorists in the sub-region. Major General Babagana Monguno, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser named these three groups at […]
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UAE Lifts Ban On Nigerian Travellers To Dubai
The aviation industry spat between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) appears reaching resolution point, with the UAE lifting the ban on foreign airlines from bringing Nigerian passengers into the country. The UAE aviation authorities had given a directive to Egypt Air, Air France, KLM, Ethiopian Airlines, Rwanda Air, Etihad and Lufthansa to stop […]
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MTN, Mafab win bid for Nigeria’s 5G spectrum, Airtel drops off
•Winners got regulator’s nod at $273m MTN and Mafab Communications Ltd Monday won the 5G spectrum auctioned by the Federal Government, while Airtel dropped off. At the auction conducted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the two companies got the ok at a price of $273 million each, according to the NCC spokesman, Ikechukwu […]
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Nine killed in mosque attack in Nigeria’s Niger State
Nine people were shot dead and many others injured in an attack at a mosque in Niger State. Turkish news agency, Anadolou, reported that the incident took place at Bari, Mashgou area of Niger State Thursday, while the people were praying. It says a statement by the Commissioner of Police for Niger State, Bala Almon […]
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Burkina government resigns over unrelenting jihadist attacks
The government of Burkina Faso resigned December 8 over its failure to check the weekly attacks of jihadists that constantly keep the nation in mourning. PrimeMinister, Christophe Joseph-Marie Dabiré, threw in the towel Wednesday, December 8, via a letter to the president, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, who accepted the resignation. Reading a presidential decree on […]
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Gulf of Guinea, sea kidnapping hotspot
The number of pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea is declining, but the world is not shouting Halleluiahs yet. The area still accounts for some 99% of kidnapped seafarers in the world. “While Southeast Asia and the Gulf of Guinea experienced almost the same number of incidents in 2020, 623 of the 631 sailors […]
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Cape Verde, FDI inflow rise by 70% in 2021
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Cape Verde increased by more than 70% in the first half of this year, compared to the same period in 2020, to 45.5 million euros. Tourism and fishing are the areas most sought after by investors, mainly from Portugal and Spain. A statistical report by the Bank of Cape Verde […]
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ECOWAS and ECCAS Advance Inter-Regional Co-operation in Gender Social Affairs and Health
Abuja. The Commission of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) undertook a mission to the ECOWAS Commission headquarters in Abuja, in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The ECCAS mission in Abuja is led by Her Excellency Ms. Kapinga-Yvette NGANDU, Commissioner in charge of the Department of Gender Promotion and Human and Social Development. […]
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Morocco-ECOWAS: The strategic challenges for Africa
There are several reasons to hope that the decade 2021-2030 will be promising for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Despite the year 2020 marked by uncertainty, the next ten years will see the completion of several large-scale projects initiated by Morocco, such as the Gas Pipeline connecting it to Nigeria. Added […]
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