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  • Published on 16:20 GMT

    Crans Montana Forum: Afenyo-Markin advocates fair trade and lower port costs for ECOWAS countries

    By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Minority Leader of Ghana’s Parliament and 3rd Deputy Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has called for fair trade, lower port costs, and stronger …

    Source: Ghana Broadcasting Corporation - Pro-Government
  • Published on 13:22 GMT

    3rd ECOWAS Parliament Deputy Speaker calls for global South Parliamentary dialogue, joint action

    By Elsie Appiah-Osei Accra, May 2, GNA – The 3rd Deputy Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has urged parliamentarians of the Global South to embrace parliamentary diplomacy and …

    Source: Ghana News Agency - Pro-Government
  • Published on 10:45 GMT

    Afenyo-Markin urges action on trade barriers at Crans Montana forum

    By Elsie Appiah-Osei Accra, May 02, GNA – Ghana’s 3rd Deputy Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has called for urgent action to address trade barriers and infrastructure …

    Source: Ghana News Agency - Pro-Government
  • Published on 15:11 GMT

    ECOWAS parliamentarians seek Sahel states’ return to bloc

    Members of the ECOWAS Parliament have appealed to  Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger (Sahel States) to rescind their decision to quit the subregional bloc, and return to its fold. By Mark Longyen Members of the ECOWAS Parliament have appealed to  Mali, Burkina …

    Source: News Diary Online - Indeterminate
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Economic Community of West African States: Fifty and Fractured

    Africa, Democracy, Economy & Trade, Featured, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion LAGOS, Nigeria, Apr 30 2025 (IPS) - Half a century after ECOWAS promised peace and prosperity, …

    Source: Inter Press Service - Pending
  • Published on 07:14 GMT

    ECOWAS @50: A mixed blessing

      It was a celebration of mixed fortunes for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as the regional bloc marked its golden jubilee on Tuesday, April 23, 2025. Founded on May 28, 1975, the ECOWAS can be said to have, to a large extent, …

    Source: Blueprint Newspapers Limited - Pending
  • Published on 00:31 GMT

    ECOWAS is far from achieving its objectives – Dr Antwi-Danso 

    By Christopher Arko Accra, May 1, GNA – Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, the Dean and Director of Academic Affairs at the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College, says the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is far from achieving the objectives …

    Source: Ghana News Agency - Pro-Government
  • Published on 17:51 GMT

    Attempted Coup Thwarted in Burkina Faso

    Amid efforts aimed at nationalization and economic development, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) slanders a leading member of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) Geostrategic Analysis Another plot to destabilize Burkina Faso was reported last week …

    Source: News Ghana - Indeterminate
  • Published on 18:58 GMT

    A panoramic view of a continent

    Adekeye Adebajo's book is an analysis of Africa, from the perspective of 30 years of study, which offers an overview of the decades since the fall of apartheid in 1994 The 145 essays in my new book The Splendid Tapestry of African Life: Essays on A …

    Source: Mail & Guardian - Left-wing
  • Published on 02:05 GMT

    GIZ, WTO empower young entrepreneurs in trade

    The inaugural edition of TradeConnect has been launched in Lagos, showcasing Germany’s strategic support through Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit in empowering Nigeria’s emerging exporters under the African Continental Free Trade …

    Source: Punch - Indeterminate
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    The fracture in ECOWAS and the need for a new security strategy for Nigeria

    As twilight fell over Nigeria’s capital last month, officials in crisp suits and military uniforms gathered behind closed doors at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The mood was tense, almost funereal. One senior diplomat, speaking anonymously, described …

    Source: Premium Times - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    ECOWAS and Ecobank Champion Alternative Energy Solutions

      Train Over 100 Entrepreneurs in Off-Grid Solar Sector in Abuja and Lagos The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with Ecobank Nigeria and the World Bank, has trained more than 100 entrepreneurs in Nigeria through a …

    Source: The News (Nigeria) - Indeterminate
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    FTJ Says Sahel States’ Withdrawal from ECOWAS Question Desirability of Bloc’s Problem-Solving Mechanisms

    By: Haddy Touray The Speaker of the National Assembly, Fabakary Tombong Jatta, has observed that the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from ECOWAS calls into question the desirability of ECOWAS’s problem-solving mechanisms such as over-reliance on …

    Source: The Voice Gambia - Indeterminate
  • Published on Apr 29, 2025

    ECOWAS Parliament Convenes in Banjul to Address Fallout From Sahelian Countries’ Withdrawal

    By Kebba AF Touray Against the backdrop of one of the deepest crises to confront West Africa’s regional bloc in decades, the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened a critical session Monday to assess the political, …

    Source: Foroyaa Newspaper - Indeterminate
  • Published on Apr 29, 2025

    Technology and regional integration: Celebrating ECOWAS at 50

    Fifty years ago, the founding vision of ECOWAS was to unite the diverse peoples and economies of West Africa under a shared agenda of economic cooperation, peace, and prosperity. Today, as the region commemorates five decades of progress, that vision …

    Source: The Cable - Neutral
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    GIZ partners ministry on staff training to boost trade

    In a strategic move to improve Nigeria’s trade facilitation landscape, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to improve Nigeria’s trade facilitation landscape …

    Source: Punch - Indeterminate
  • Published on Apr 30, 2025

    Inflation, Global Trade Disruptions Weigh On Nigeria’s Growth

    Nigeria’s economic outlook for 2025 is facing growing uncertainty as soaring domestic inflation and persistent global trade disruptions weigh heavily on growth prospects, raising concerns among policymakers, investors, and businesses. After achieving a …

    Source: Daily Independent - Pending
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    How is the UK developing its offshore hydrogen economy?

    The UK Government’s consultation on ‘Building the North Sea’s Energy Future’ groups together offshore wind, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and hydrogen as crucial technologies to secure net-zero requirements as oil and gas extraction in the …

    Source: Offshore Technology - Neutral
  • Published on May 1, 2025

    TRUMP’S NEW TARIFF REGIME

    It is an opportunity for Nigeria to rewrite the trade script, argues TOPE FASORANTI The return of Donald Trump to the White House has brought more than political theatre—it has revived the choreography of tariffs, trade shocks, and economic nationalism. A …

    Source: This Day - Pro-Government

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