The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) celebrated its 40th anniversary on Thursday. Read More »

Africa Industrialization Day was celebrated recently, and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said it's time not only to reflect on the continent's growth and progress, but also to take a hard look at where Africa is falling short with regard to economic and human development issues. Read More »

The fourth annual Ghana Sustainable Business Forum (SBF) -- presented by PwC Ghana, the Embassy of France to Ghana and the United Nations Development Programme in  Ghana -- will be held on Thursday in Accra. Read More »

Financial services for Sierra Leone's poor should be more accessible, thanks to the nation’s first mobile-banking regulations, instituted through a partnership between the nation's Central Bank, Bank of Sierra Leone, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF). Read More »

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is urging West African nations to integrate Ebola responders into their health systems. “Ebola-affected countries face many challenges in strengthening their healthcare systems,” Alasan Senghore said. “Trained Red Cross volunteers have transferrable skills which can be used in future disease outbreaks. Read More »

With President Alassane Ouattara recently winning re-election in the Cote d'Ivoire, the Secretary General's Office made a number of statements, lauding the country and organizations for helping to make the elections successful. It also thanked civil society organizations as well as the African Union and ECOWAS for the role they played in making the elections successful. Read More »

Kiribati and Senegal recently made their intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs), controlling emissions in the energy, maritime and coastal sectors, in the face of the upcoming Paris Climate Change Conference that will take place between November and December. Senegal and Kribati are two of 81 countries that have officially submitted their INDCs, which will also go into a report. Read More »

Summit to bring together nation's top investors, economists and academics to discuss Nigeria's future. Read More »

RESOLVE President and CEO Stephen D’Esposito joined Chelsea Clinton and other leaders at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York on Sept. 27 to announce a new CGI Commitment to Action, “ReGrow West Africa: Post-Ebola Private Sector Recovery.” ReGrow West Africa was selected for its “exemplary approach to addressing a critical challenge.” Read More »