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The Danger of African Industrialization
Modern Ghana
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Machines, Robots, and AI are intended to make the lives of humans more comfortable and reach beyond imagination. Buses, taxis, medicine delivery, etc. make less qualified workers unemployed over time. The service industry is booming yet on average...
ECOWAS: As Tinubu’s two-year leadership comes to an end
The Cable
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June 25, 2025
BY LINDA NWABUWA AKHIGBE Only last month, on May 28, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, celebrated its 50th anniversary with huge fanfare, commemorating the event with official ceremonies in Ghana and Nigeria. Back in...
Ecowas agrees to counterterrorism push with West African junta states
Times LIVE
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The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) said on Thursday it had reached an agreement with junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to work together against terrorism, marking a possible thawing of relations with the three breakaway...
Democratic resilience in Africa (and Kenya) takes many forms
The Brookings Institution
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[music] SIGNÉ: Hello, I am Landry Signé, senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development Program and the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution. Welcome to the Foresight Africa podcast where I engage with distinguished leaders...
ECOWAS, Sahel states unite against terrorism
National Accord Newspaper
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June 19, 2025
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has secured an understanding with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to collectively confront terrorism and violent extremism in the subregion. According to the President of the ECOWAS Commission,...
How Middle East instability could rattle African nations
Deutsche Welle
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July 1, 2025
European analysts worry conflict in the Middle East could be a destabilizing factor in already volatile regions of the African continent. "If the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates further, there is a risk that the various interconnected...
Al-Qaeda-linked group claims attack against Mali army position near Senegal
Hindustan Times
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July 2, 2025
Armed men attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal, Mali's military said Tuesday — a development that one expert called especially worrying as the deadly violence spreads. The al-Qaeda-linked JNIM extremist group claimed...
How Tinubu’s foreign policy benefits the common man
The Cable
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June 24, 2025
Since assuming office in May 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has redefined Nigeria’s foreign policy, not as an elite game of handshakes and photo-ops, but as a strategic extension of his domestic agenda to stabilise the economy, protect national...
How Middle East instability could influence African nations
Deutsche Welle
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July 1, 2025
European analysts worry conflict in the Middle East could be a destabilizing factor in already volatile regions of the African continent. "If the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates further, there is a risk that the various interconnected...
Mali army says 80 fighters killed after earlier al-Qaeda linked attacks
St. Kitts Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Mali’s armed forces have killed 80 fighters in response to a series of simultaneous and coordinated attacks on military posts across the country, according to a video statement released by the military. “The enemy suffered significant losses in...
Jihadists attack string of Mali military sites
Modern Ghana
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Jihadists attacked military installations in several towns in western Mali early Tuesday, in a new series of assaults in the junta-led country amid resurging violence in the wider Sahel region. For more than a decade Mali has faced assaults from...
ECOWAS: Tuggar, Touray lament U.S.-planned visa restrictions, lack of regional framework
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 19, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chair of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has criticised proposed United States visa restrictions on West African countries, warning that such a policy could significantly hinder...
COMPANY PROFILE L’Occitane
Internet Retailing
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July 1, 2025
L’Occitane en Provence – or L’Occitane as it is more widely known – is a leading perfumier and seller of luxury skin and hair care products, along with some homewares, such as candles. Starting life as a stall in a Provencal market selling...
Mvurya warns as Kenya hands over Kasarani for CHAN 2024
Tribal Football
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The Kenyan government has shown clear indications that the East African nation is in top gear and fully prepared to host the 2024 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) tournament after they officially handed over the Kasarani Stadium, the main venue...
Consumed by Terror: Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall faces crucial threat (1)
Premium Times
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June 25, 2025
Qosim Suleiman, Abdullah Tijani, Amma Moussa & Gaston Sawadogo Five years ago, Aliyu Garba, 45, was summoned to his village head’s palace to receive some exciting news: He would now participate in a massive tree-planting project commissioned by...
Discourse on French Colonialism in the 21st Century
Africa is a country
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Martinican author Aimé Césaire—long revered as one of the early founders of France’s Négritude movement, cultivating Black consciousness alongside Léopold Senghor and the Nardal sisters—has long been canonized in historical memory as one of the...
U.S. Visa Restrictions On ECOWAS Synonymous With Non-Tariff Barriers — Tuggar
News Investigators Nigeria
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June 18, 2025
News Investigators/ Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, says the U.S.’ plan to include all ECOWAS countries in its visa restrictions will tantamount to creating “non-tariff barriers” to trade relations and partnerships. Amb. Tuggar, who is...
Menstrual Hygiene in Ghana: Bridging the gap between knowledge, practice
Graphic
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July 1, 2025
Dr Abena K. Karikari Health Jul - 01 - 2025 , 09:57 5 minutes read For many women and girls in Ghana, menstruation is still accompanied by discomfort, stigma and uncertainty. Although access to disposable sanitary pads has improved in recent...
Climate Change Is Making Life Harder For All Farmers; For Farmers...
Ghanaian Chronicle
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July 1, 2025
Summary: Climate change is pushing farmers with disabilities to the brink: In Ghana’s Upper East, erratic rains and rising heat are devastating farms. For farmers like Asoke Douglas Aganawini, who has partial vision, the impact means empty fields...
These Are The 50 Poorest Countries By GDP Per Capita In 2025
Zero Hedge
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GDP per capita offers a quick litmus test of how wealth is generated per person within a country. By dividing total economic output by population, it levels the playing field between nations of very different sizes. The infographic, via Visual...