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West Africa must break trade barriers to unlock $500bn regional potential – Okonjo-Iweala
New Mail
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June 21, 2025
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has urged West African leaders to dismantle trade barriers, reduce costs, and think regionally to unlock the subregion’s $500 billion economic potential and secure...
Leaders mark ECOWAS at 50 with hope for brighter future
OG TV
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May 29, 2025
Leaders of Togo, Liberal and Guinea Bissau joined President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday in Lagos to mark the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The only surviving founding father of the sub-regional...
15 Countries with Highest Birth Rates According to World Bank
Tempo.co
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May 26, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Starting April 2026, the Japanese government plans to provide free delivery costs in all hospitals as part of a massive effort to address the declining birth rate crisis. This new policy is expected to help alleviate the burden...
ECOWAS: As Tinubu’s two years of robust leadership comes to an end, By Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe
Premium Times
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June 23, 2025
President Tinubu handing over the chairmanship of ECOWAS to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone The exit of President Tinubu as ECOWAS chairman will be profoundly felt. His contribution to making ECOWAS a stable, peaceful and united...
ECOWAS Strengthens Regional Fight Against Obstetric Fistula in Milestone Meeting
News Ghana
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May 25, 2025
The ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (CCDG) launched its third Regional Coordination Committee meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from May 21–23, 2025, to advance medical and financial support for women and girls affected by obstetric fistula...
Love Island fans figure out how Helena Ford really feels about Harry Cooksley as she confronts him after shock recoupling
Daily Mail
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June 24, 2025
Dejon Noel Williams NAME: Dejon Noel Williams AGE: 26 FROM: London OCCUPATION: Semi-pro footballer and personal trainer WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is beautiful on the inside and out, looks after themselves and is healthy CLAIM TO FAME?...
Love Island fans go wild over new couples as they joke one Islander looks like he's 'being held captive' by partner following dramatic recoupling
Daily Mail
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June 23, 2025
Dejon Noel Williams NAME: Dejon Noel Williams AGE: 26 FROM: London OCCUPATION: Semi-pro footballer and personal trainer WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is beautiful on the inside and out, looks after themselves and is healthy CLAIM TO FAME?...
My modest proposal
The Spectator
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June 18, 2025
It’s surely time we dropped our cynicism and got behind the government’s National Abortion Drive, another noble attempt to kickstart our floundering economy. The United Kingdom has made great strides of late in this area, recently overtaking...
Love Island rocked by biggest shake-up yet as FOUR new bombshells storm villa - and one of them has a very famous sibling
Daily Mail
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June 23, 2025
Dejon Noel Williams NAME: Dejon Noel Williams AGE: 26 FROM: London OCCUPATION: Semi-pro footballer and personal trainer WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Someone who is beautiful on the inside and out, looks after themselves and is healthy CLAIM TO FAME?...
Leo Stan Ekeh: “I Founded Zinox Group to Create Confidence and Faith in Our Digital Economy…”
TechEconomy
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June 23, 2025
Advertisements There is an African proverb that says, “What an elder sees sitting down, a young man cannot see even if he climbs a tree.” This timeless wisdom speaks to the far-reaching foresight of elders and pioneers whose quiet convictions and...
African Island States Advance Ocean Partnerships And Finance Innovation At United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) In a high-profile gathering during the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), the African Island States Climate Commission (AISCC), in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the...
Spare us from Big Men with big wallets, bigger lies and biggest egos
Daily Maverick
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June 20, 2025
Ah, Chief Dwasaho. I was not going to write this letter today. I have exhausted my mental strength with human beings, the lies, deception, broken promises, rape, murder, genocide, missiles, bombs, drones, crime, corruption and obfuscation. There...
Love Island contestants proudly open up about personal hair transformations as confidence stories unfold in the Mallorca villa
TDPel Media
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June 18, 2025
Love Island isn’t just about finding love under the sun — it’s become a place where confidence, self-expression, and transformations are on full display. This year, some of the male contestants are opening up about a topic that’s long been brushed...
Liberia Wins Bid To Host The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Youth & Sports Development Centre
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The Republic of Liberia is proud to announce through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that it has officially won the bid to host the ECOWAS Youth&Sports Development Centre (EYSDC), a key regional institution under the Economic...
Liberia to Host ECOWAS Youth & Sports Development Centre
Liberian Observer
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Liberia is proud to announce through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that it has officially won the bid to host the ECOWAS Youth & Sports Development Centre (EYSDC), a key regional institution under the Economic Community of West African States...
HIV/AIDS Fast Facts
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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June 3, 2025
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the origins, treatments and global response to HIV and AIDS. Facts HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV/AIDS is spread through sexual...
UN climate chief says crunch talks must deliver
The National News
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The UN climate chief has stressed the “world is watching” as 5,000 delegates gather in Germany for 10 days of crunch talks aimed at protecting the planet for future generations. Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework...
What Was Achieved at the UN Ocean Conference in France?
Earth.Org
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June 16, 2025
From pledges to establish Marine Protected Areas to calls for a Global Plastic Treaty and to end deep-sea mining, Earth.Org recaps the key achievements at last week’s UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France. — Some 15,000 people, including...
Top 10 African countries with the largest general government debt (% of GDP)
Business Insider Africa
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May 20, 2025
While borrowing is a normal and often necessary economic instrument, it becomes problematic when the general government's debt exceeds the size of the economy. General government debt, expressed as a proportion of GDP, is an important indication...
Reinvigorating intra-African trade amid global tensions
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 11, 2025
The golden triad of domestic, regional, and international trade catalyzes markets and, by extension, economic growth and productivity – in an ideal state. The significant counterpoint however, is that geoeconomics, geopolitics, and overriding...