A major afrofeminist consultation on the protection of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) in West Africa took place on 16 June 2026 at the Dakar Office of the Réseau des Femmes Leaders pour le Développement (RFLD). It brought into a single room the continental institutional voice of the African CommissionContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday said the sub-region’s inadequate electricity supply sharply contrasted with its vast natural resources, vowing to ensure reliable and sustainable energy. ECOWAS’ Acting Head, Conventional Energy, Koumoin Arbaduis, made this known at ECOWAS Parliament’s Delocalised Joint Committee MeetingContinue Reading
By Chinasa Nwankwo The Nigerian community in South Africa has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently resolve challenges delaying the repatriation of about 300 Nigerians stranded in Pretoria. Mr Smart Nwobi, President of the Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA), tendered the appeal in a telephone interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba World Health Organisation (WHO) and Brazil have called on world leaders to finalise a crucial international agreement aimed at preventing future pandemics. WHO and Brazil made the call in a joint letter issued on Monday. Penned by Brazilian President Luiz da Silva and WHO chief Tedro Ghebreyesus,Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Parliament has urged member states to accelerate investment in renewable energy, describing it as the pathway to bolstering rural electrification, economic transformation, and sustainable development across West Africa. Speaker of the Parliament, Hadja Memounatou Ibrahima, made this known at a five-day delocalised meeting of theContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The ECOWAS Parliament is scheduled to begin a week-long meeting of its delocalised joint committee aimed at addressing West Africa’s renewable energy and electricity challenges in Dakar, Senegal, on Monday. A parliamentary statement on Sunday said the meeting is themed: “Harnessing Renewable Energy for Rural Electrification andContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Ivorian Authority says the country loses about 200,000 hectares of forest annually due to farming and infrastructure development. LCL Kone Joachim, Assistant to the County Director of the Ministry of Water and Forestry in Bouaké Department, Gbêkê Region, disclosed this on Saturday. Joachim made the revelationContinue Reading
By Stephen Benjamin China has highlighted ethnic unity, poverty eradication and inclusive development as key pillars of its modernisation drive, saying the country’s ethnic governance model has contributed significantly to social stability and national development. Mr Ma Hong, Director of Theory Division, Department of Theory and Research, National Ethnic AffairsContinue Reading
By Stephen Benjamin African delegates attending seminars in China have condemned reported xenophobic attacks against foreign African nationals in South Africa and called for greater unity across the continent. The delegates made the condemnation while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of training programmes organisedContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has urged Nigeria’s ambassadors and high commissioners-designate to ECOWAS member states to prioritise security cooperation with their host countries toward enhancing regional security. She made this known at a one-day strategic retreat organised by the ministry for Nigeria’s ambassadorsContinue Reading
