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....

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

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,...

Liberia: As Rainy Season Gets Underway, Disaster Agency Goes Unfunded with Hundreds of Thousands at Risk

As Liberia’s rainy season gets underway, the country’s national disaster agency warns it is not prepared for what could become one of the worst flooding seasons in recent history. International forecasts warn that more than 825,000 people are at...

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...

Greece Suspends Asylum Applications for North African Migrants

(MENAFN) Greece has announced the suspension of asylum applications from individuals arriving from North Africa for a period of three months, as revealed by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The move is intended to address the growing number of...

Open Society announces Fellowships for Public Intellectuals in Nigeria

NEW YORK — The Open Society Foundations has announced the names of African intellectuals who were selected for the USD 120,000 Open Society Fellowship for the Global South. They are part of a group of thirty-one public intellectuals from seven...

Google launches Flow & Gemini’s photo-to-video capability in Middle East North Africa

Flow is AI-powered filmmaking with Veo 3. Dubai — Google launches today a new photo-to-video capability in Gemini, allowing creators and artists to transform their favorite photos into dynamic eight-second video clips with sound. The new...

Greek lawmakers to vote on North Africa asylum ban as rights groups cry foul

AGYIA, Crete (Reuters) -Greek lawmakers were set to vote on legislation on Thursday that would temporarily halt the processing of asylum applications of people coming from North Africa, a move rights groups have called illegal. The vote comes amid...