Africa: 15 years of mixed fortunes for EAC Common Market protocol

Touted as the engine that has driven the East African Community (EAC) integration since 2010, the Common Market Protocol (CMP) marks 15 years of mixed fortunes. The protocol guarantees free movement of goods, services, labour and capital, as well...

Intelsat Joins Film Star Forest Whitaker In Utopian Peacemaking Pilot

The colossal satellite operator Intelsat has joined forces with actor and humanitarian star Forest ... More Whitaker to power an array of peace centers across 3 continents. Shown here is a Russian rocket about to carry an Intelsat satellite into...

Qatar's growth outlook strengthens amid global instability: Standard Chartered

Doha: In its latest report titled "Global Focus - Economic Outlook H2-2025", Standard Chartered said that Qatar's growth momentum is expected to remain intact in H2-2025, supported by robust public investment and a continued commitment to economic...

Xi (Re)Thought : China’s Strategic Surge in West Asia, North Africa

China’s engagement with West Asia and North Africa is undergoing a significant transformation—one that is no longer confined to oil shipments or infrastructure projects. A May 2025 research paper by the International Institute for Strategic...

Lekki Port Eyes 500,000 TEUs in 2025, Ramps Up Transshipment to West Africa

Oluchi Chibuzor The $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport is fast establishing Nigeria as a maritime hub for West and Central Africa, with expanded international transshipment operations to key regional destinations including Togo, Benin Republic,...

UN’s food agency limits aid operations in West and Central Africa due to funding cuts

ECOWAS Commission Promotes Free Movement across West Africa

Stories by Chinedu Eze Economic Commission for West African States (ECOWAS) said it has embarked on the promotion of free movement of people across the nations of the sub-continent, encouraging the removal of barriers at the boundaries to enable...

Promoting West Africa through Travel, Trade

Recently West African leaders met in Abuja for the inauguration of West African Economic Summit where Nigeria pushed for the removal of structural and policy bottlenecks in travel and trade in order to boost economic growth of the sub-region....

AFRICA - "Neocolonialism in fishing": The fishing industry in West African countries is in crisis

photo nigrizia.it by Cosimo Graziani Banjul (Agenzia Fides) - In West African countries, the local fishing industry is in crisis. European countries are also to blame for this. Gambian activist Mustapha Manneh also spoke out at the United Nations...

Four north African migrants rescued from boat off Costa del Sol

Friday, 11 July 2025, 14:55 Compartir Four people have been rescued from a small sailing boat five miles off the coast of Vélez-Málaga on the eastern Costa del Sol. The occupants, three men and a woman, were intercepted by Spain's maritime rescue...

Exporting Borders: Frontex and the Expansion of Fortress Europe in West Africa

Topic Country/Region 10 July 2025 The EU is pushing its migration control far beyond Europe’s borders. This report, co-published with the Transnational Institute, exposes how Frontex operates in West Africa under the cover of cooperation,...

New report examines Frontex's growing role in West Africa

Home / News / 2025 / July / New report examines Frontex's growing role in West Africa Topic Country/Region 10 July 2025 A new report provides a critical examination of the evolving role of Frontex, the EU Border and Coast Guard Agency, in West...

Coal and Energy Transition Day: Shaping Southern Africa’s energy future

Southern Africa’s key stakeholders in the energy and coal sectors will gather for the Coal & Energy Transition Day, taking place on Wednesday, 23 July, at the Houghton Hotel, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg. This high-level event is a must-attend...

Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Road Engineers And Transport Experts Conduct Working Field Visit To Dakar-Diamniadio-Thies Highway & Dakar Ter

(MENAFN- APO Group) The ECOWAS Commission, as part of the final technical review workshop for the Praia-Dakar-Abidjan Corridor Technical Studies, conducted Regional Road Engineers and Transport Experts drawn from ECOWAS Member States to a day's...

Harmattan hazards: How coastal west Africa can escape the Sahel’s fate

Summary Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Togo, are under pressure from two threats: jihadists and putschists. In these west African coastal states, armed Islamist groups increasingly cross northern borders, wreaking havoc. Civilian governments are...

Bamba Wassoulou Groove to bring West African rhythm to Music on Main

Music on Main is back from the holiday hiatus this Thursday with the band likely traveling the farthest to make it to the Victor City Park stage. The post Bamba Wassoulou Groove to bring West African rhythm to Music on Main appeared first on...

MindHYVE.ai™ Expands Agentic AI Infrastructure Across East Africa in Strategic Partnership Formalized at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva

GENEVA and NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MindHYVE.ai™, Inc., one of the world’s fastest-growing developers of agentic artificial intelligence (Agentic AI) systems, has formally signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding...

Senegalese navy has intercepted 201 migrants from West Africa

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Senegalese navy intercepted 201 West African migrants in the western part of the country, authorities… DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Senegalese navy intercepted 201 West African migrants in the western part of the country,...

Greece suspends processing of asylum applications for North Africans

(MENAFN) Greece has temporarily suspended the processing of asylum applications for individuals arriving from North Africa, citing a sharp increase in illegal sea crossings, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday. The...

Taiwanese firm eyes East African market

Home/Business/Taiwanese firm eyes East African market DAR ES SALAAM: ACER Inc. has announced its expansion into the East African market in what the company calls a bold move to bring a wide range of products aimed at meeting the growing needs of...