April, 2016 Stories | West Africa Wire

IOM organizes border-security training with Mali, Mauritania

By West Africa Wire Reports | Thursday, Apr 14, 2016 @ 10:21pm

The International Office of Migration began a 10-day border security training in Mauritania and Mali.

The International Office of Migration (IOM) began a 10-day training in Mauritania aimed at enhancing the capacity of Mauritania and Mali to control their borders. Read More »

Duddridge promotes U.K.-Africa business relations

By West Africa Wire Reports | Friday, Apr 15, 2016 @ 4:52pm

James Duddridge met with Ghana President John Dramani Mahama, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara, and business leaders from both countries.

The United Kingdom's Minister for Africa James Duddridge visited Ghana and Ivory Coast last week to promote business collaborations between the U.K. and West Africa nations. Read More »

FAO officials visit Burkina Faso to promote small-scale irrigation

By West Africa Wire Reports | Friday, Apr 15, 2016 @ 7:39pm

The group agreed to work toward a set of policy goals for supporting small-scale irrigation and efficient water use.

Representatives from the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization's Agricultural Water for Africa program recently visited the AU-SAFGRAD office in Ouagadougou, Read More »

Senegal completes peer review of governing practices

By West Africa Wire Reports | Tuesday, Apr 19, 2016 @ 4:21pm

Senegal's peer review process, including its country review, will be filed with the African Union.

Senegal recently became the 20th African nation to go through the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) to monitor for good governance. Read More »

U.S. announces new DNA scanning center in Accra

By West Africa Wire Reports | Tuesday, Apr 19, 2016 @ 4:40pm

The DNAScan -- developed by ITSI Biosciences -- will help expedite a variety of DNA test results.

U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Robert Jackson will attend a ceremony today in Accra celebrating the opening of new DNA scanning equipment at Green Medical Centre. Read More »

African nations showcase partnerships with Facebook at F8 conference

By West Africa Wire Reports | Tuesday, Apr 19, 2016 @ 4:45pm

Facebook officials said in recent years 70 percent of its developers have been located outside of the U.S.

Facebook's collaboration with African developers was on display this month in San Francisco during the company's F8 developer conference. Read More »

Ivory Coast officials meet with Chinese leaders

By West Africa Wire Reports | Tuesday, Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:43pm

The leaders described relations between the two countries as historically high.

Ivory Coast President of the National Assembly Guillaume Soro met with Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Yu Zhengsheng Thursday in Abidjan. Read More »

African Consultative Group discusses economic issues at IMF headquarters

By West Africa Wire Reports | Tuesday, Apr 19, 2016 @ 8:55pm

Leaders from the African Caucus and the International Monetary Fund met at IMF headquarters in Washington, D.C. Monday to discuss the African economy. Read More »

U.S. offers export training to African nations

By West Africa Wire Reports | Wednesday, Apr 20, 2016 @ 4:33pm

The centers have helped 2,700 businesses looking to take advantage of the new U.S. program.

The U.S. Agency for International Development's West Africa Trade and Investment Hub hosted a training for development specialists from seven West African countries aimed at clarifying the exporting process last week in Washington, D.C. Read More »

Nigeria's SEC director delivers keynote address at commodities seminar

By West Africa Wire Reports | Friday, Apr 22, 2016 @ 7:41pm

The two-day seminar focused on revitalizing Nigeria's agricultural commodity market.

Director General of the Nigeria Securities and Exchange Commission Mounir Gwazo gave the keynote address Tuesday at the Commodity Trading and Risk Management Seminar in Abuja. Read More »

Senegal begins construction of five new border checkpoints

By West Africa Wire Reports | Friday, Apr 22, 2016 @ 7:52pm

Officials are hoping the stations will help consolidate, direct and manage border traffic.

The International Office of Migration Senegal has begun construction on a series of five border posts on its Mali and Mauritania boundaries. Read More »

IMF gives favorable review of Mali economy, noting security concerns

By West Africa Wire Reports | Friday, Apr 22, 2016 @ 8:08pm

Mali's Real Gross Domestic Product grew 6 percent in 2015 and is projected to grow at approximately 5.3 percent in 2016.

The International Monetary Fund recently wrapped up a visit to Mali to assess the country's financial progress. Read More »

Eighteen African tourism ministers discuss future of industry

By West Africa Wire Reports | Friday, Apr 22, 2016 @ 8:20pm

African officials also discussed ways to build sustainability into their tourism development plans.

Eighteen tourism ministers and other officials from around Africa met this week in Ivory Coast to discuss tourism ethics, security and development. Read More »

Aggreko hosts British minister at Ivory Coast power plant

By West Africa Wire Reports | Tuesday, Apr 26, 2016 @ 2:03pm

James Duddridge was in Ivory Coast on a trade mission.

British Minister for Africa James Duddridge met with Ivory Coast's Minister of Petroleum and Energy Adama Toungara Wednesday for a tour of Aggreko's 200-megawatt, gas-powered power plant in Abidjan. Read More »