The Africa Union Commission and the African Minerals Development Center held a consultation recently with members of the private sector regarding the Africa Mining Vision initiative.  Read More »

Senegal Minister for African Integration and Good Governance Khadim Diop has expressed his pleasure over the notable progress the ECOWAS has made this year in regional integration, democracy and economic development. Read More »

The Economic Community of West African States recently began a training program for reporters called “Get to Know ECOWAS” that will emphasize the role of the media in reporting the positive impact of ECOWAS integration activities to the citizens of West Africa.  Read More »

Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo recently launched a $1 billion clean-up and restoration program aimed at the Ogoniland region in the Niger Delta.  Read More »

ECOWAS Commission Vice President Edward Singhatey has encouraged journalists from the West African region to be mindful of the link between stability, economic development and integration when reporting ECOWAS news and events across the region. Read More »

Capital SME, an initiative focused on the growth of small and medium enterprises, was launched by the British High Commission this week in hopes of enhancing Ghana’s capital market activity.  Read More »

The African Press Organization has been selected by Uber Sub-Saharan Africa as the exclusive provider for the distribution of news releases in Africa.  Read More »

Basic Lead, a business-to-business trade show organizer that put together DISCOP AFRICA, recently announced a record turnout for its television content industry gathering’s spring edition in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Read More »

A recent resolution vote conducted by the European Parliament has stated that the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition’s projects must include provisions and precautions for environmental protection to protect against land grabs.  Read More »

Mohamed Ibn Chambas, special representative of the U.N. Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, led a meeting of the heads of delegation of Cameroon and Nigeria in Yaoundé as part of his duties as Chairman of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission. Read More »

Accra, Ghana, has become the next city in Africa to join the Uber network, making it the first city in Ghana to receive the service. Read More »

A technical workshop held recently in Ghana under the Improved and Facilitated Trade in West Africa Project was co-hosted by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the World Bank Group. Read More »

Ghana is expected to have economic growth of 8.7 percent in 2017. Read More »

A recently released report titled “Africa Human Development Report 2016: Accelerating Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Africa" was the focus of a Parliament committee meeting held recently in Juba, South Sudan. Read More »

Delegates held a three-day workshop to accelerate the standardization and simplification of customs procedures among the Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) member states. Read More »

South Korea assured Sierra Leone Ambassador Omrie Michael Golley of its support in assessing and managing the nation's fisheries stocks. Read More »

Energy supplier ENGIE and telecommunications company Orange recently announced that they will deploy solar kits across rural areas of Africa. Read More »

The African Union (AU), the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) agency and the African Development Bank (AfDB) called for governments to provide more employment opportunities for youths, during the recent Programme for Infrastructure Development (PIDA) Week conference. Read More »

Olufemi Elias of Nigeria, executive secretary of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal since July, recently was appointed registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. Read More »

The first-ever Africa Trade Week opened Monday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read More »