Tag: West Africa
Stakeholders plead with government to invest, mainstream agroecology in polices
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have appealed to government to invest and mainstream agroecology into national and sub-national agricultural development…
New West Africa currency ‘delayed for five years’
A plan to launch a new currency to replace the CFA franc used by several countries in West Africa may…
West Africa bloc Ecowas hints at lifting Mali sanctions
West African leaders have indicated they might lift the sanctions they have imposed on Mali following last month's coup. Their…
West African leaders head to Mali to mediate crisis
Five West African presidents under the regional group Ecowas will head to Mali on Thursday for more talks towards resolving…
Guinea president ‘snubs’ West African leaders
Guinea’s President Alpha Condé has refused to meet a delegation of West African leaders as the country heads towards a…
Kidnapping of sailors surges by 50% off West Africa coastline
The West Africa coastline recorded a 50% increase in kidnapping of sailors last year, according to a maritime watchdog, even…