Tag: West Africa
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🇹🇬 WORLD BANK APPROVES $300 MILLION TO BOOST TOGO’S AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION
The World Bank Group (WBG) has approved $300 million to help Togo become a center for agribusiness and animal nutrition in the region. The fund will help Togo scale up its Agricultural Modernization Program (ProMAT) and transform its agricultural sector through productive and climate-smart investment. This Sustainable Agricultural Transformation Program-for-Results (PforR) will last for 10…
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🇬🇳 Guinea Strengthens Ties with U.S. to Launch New Air Route and Attract Major Investment in Agriculture
By PanAfrican.Email Newsroom Conakry, Guinea – Guinea is making bold moves on the international stage, forging deeper ties with the United States in a bid to transform its economy. Guinean diplomacy is actively engaging with Washington on a series of large-scale projects that promise to reshape the West African nation’s development trajectory. At the heart…
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🇲🇱 Mali: Assimi Goita could soon be president until 2030 – without an election
Assimi Goita has been president of the transitional government since 28 May 2021. But now, he is likely to continue in this role until at least 2030 – without ever having been elected by the Malian population. Having come to power following two military coups in 2020 and 2021, Goita received political backing from key…
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🇹🇬 Togo’s president faces calls to resign after protests over new role allowing indefinite rule
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé is facing growing pressure following a government clampdown on protests calling for his resignation over recent changes in the constitution that could effectively keep him in power indefinitely. Activists on Tuesday condemned the arrest and alleged maltreatment of dozens of people following staged protests late last week in Togo’s capital, Lomé,…
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🇨🇮 Ivory Coast: 5 dead in clashes at Bouaké prison
Five inmates at an Ivory Coast prison were killed when a routine search turned into a violent clash, authorities said Wednesday. Prisoners in Bouaké , the country’s second-largest city, reacted with “hostility” to a routine search for contraband on Tuesday, prosecutor Abel Nangbelé Yeo said in a statement. Five prisoners were killed and 29 people,…
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The Islamic State West Africa Province’s Tactical Evolution Fuels Worsening Conflict in Nigeria’s Northeast
Bottom Line Up Front Security in northeastern Nigeria is deteriorating rapidly amid a surge in violent, coordinated attacks by jihadist factions – primarily the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) – a splinter group of Boko Haram formed in 2015. ISWAP has intensified operations since January 2025, with an escalation of attacks on military targets in recent weeks.…
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🇱🇷 Plane carrying Liberian president involved in landing scare
Flights were temporarily disrupted at Liberia main airport on Thursday night after a private jet carrying President Joseph Boakai almost crashed while landing. Part of the presidential jet’s landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, causing a rough landing, airport authorities said. The incident, which sparked panic at the airport, forced the cancellation of all…
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How Cocoa Beans Beat Bitcoin: The Sweetest Investment of 2024
How Cocoa Beans Beat Bitcoin: The Sweetest Investment of 2024 In a surprising turn of events, cocoa beans—humble seeds that fuel the global chocolate industry—have outshined Bitcoin as the best-performing commodity of 2024. While the world watched Bitcoin smash records, briefly soaring past the $100,000 mark in December, cocoa quietly made an even bigger leap.…
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Ivory Coast: opposition coalition calls for electoral reform ahead of presidential election
Ivory Coast’s “coalition for peaceful change” or CAP Côte d’Ivoire, called for electoral reform ahead of the crucial vote for the next president, set to take place on 25 October 2025. Among the recently-formed group’s demands for change are notably a revision of the electoral lists and the publication of election results by polling station.…
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Kehinde Wiley Redefines African Leadership in ‘A Maze of Power’
American artist Kehinde Wiley unveiled a series of large-format portraits of African leaders in Morocco earlier this month, building on his now famous 2018 portrait of former U.S. President Barack Obama sitting casually amid a wild cascade of leaves and flowers. His exhibition, entitled “A Maze of Power,” opened at the Mohammed VI Museum of…
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