CPI 2023 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Impunity for corrupt officials, restricted civic space, limited access to justice
Jan. 30, 2024 This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows mixed results in Africa, with significant improvements in a few countries. However, most African countries experienced stagnation, maintaining the region’s…
Blinken pledges $45m to boost coastal West Africa security
January 23, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45 million in additional financing to help fight conflict and bring stability to coastal West Africa, where insecurity…
Ivorian Economist, Brou Nominated West Africa Central Bank Governor
June 5, 2022 Ivorian economist Jean-Claude Brou, president of West Africa’s main political bloc, has been nominated by Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara to be governor of the regional central…
AfDB secures $15.6bn investment for construction of Lagos-Abidjan highway
May 6, 2022 Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the president, African Development Bank (AfDB), says the African Investment Forum has secured $15.6 billion of investment interests for construction of the Lagos-Abidjan highway…
ECOWAS COUNTRIES TO SHUT ALL BORDERS AGAINST MALI, RECALL AMBASSADORS, REJECT JUNTA’S TRANSITION SCHEDULE
Jan. 10, 2022 With its latest stand against unconstitutional seizure of power, leaders of member states in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have shown strong resolve and…
2ND BI-NATIONAL COMMISSION: NIGERIA, COTE’D’IVOIRE SET NEW IMPETUS FOR PRIVATE SECTORS COLLABORATION
Nov. 7, 2021 …Ivorian PM commends VP for his strong leadership, guidance In a renewed effort to significantly change the face of economic cooperation between Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire, both…
NIGERIA-COTE D’IVOIRE BI-NATIONAL COMMISSION WILL HELP STEM YOUTH MIGRATION BY CREATING MORE JOBS – OSINBAJO
Nov. 6, 2021 Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire must continue to build closer economic ties and integrate, especially within the ambit of regional integration agreements like ECOWAS and the African Continental…
Coup: ECOWAS suspends Guinea
Sept. 9, 2021 West Africa’s main political and economic bloc suspended Guinea’s membership on Wednesday following a weekend military coup that ousted President Alpha Conde and dealt the latest in…
ECOWAS Hopeful of a Mali Civilian Transition ‘in days’
West African leaders said they hope to see a civilian-led transition government installed in Mali “in days” after holding talks on Tuesday with the military junta that seized power in…
AU Summit: Do more to stop illicit capital flows -AfDB president tells African leaders
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) has underscored the need for Africa to also do more to stop illicit capital flows. The bank’s Communications and External…