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Jonathan team recommends ECOWAS monitoring of Mali’s proposed unity govt

Global UpfrontJul 19, 2020July 19, 20200

As a means of resolving Mali’s lingering political crisis the mediation team of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by former President

The African continent is very slowly peeling apart. Scientists say a new ocean is being born

Global UpfrontJul 18, 2020July 18, 20200

New satellite measurements are offering valuable tools to study the tectonic rift in one of the most geologically unique spots on the planet July 17,

Nigerian candidates now to write 2020 WASSCE as FG recants again, seeks new exam dates

Global UpfrontJul 17, 2020July 17, 20200

The Federal Government has made a u-turn on its earlier decision to stop her candidates fro writing this year’s West African Examination Council (WAEC) Senior

AfDB’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa, 2 others, offers solutions to support African women-led businesses post COVID-19

Global UpfrontJul 16, 2020July 16, 20200

Women-led businesses are more vulnerable to closure than those led by men in the era of the novel coronavirus, due to women’s limited access to

Libya ‘one hell of a mess’ as civil war spirals into international free-for-all

Global UpfrontJul 16, 2020July 16, 20200

Foreign powers, regional factions fight for control of Libya as west’s abandonment leaves power vacuum Saša Petricic · CBC News · Posted: Jul 16, 2020 A fighter loyal to

Ethiopia begins filling Nile dam after Grand Renaissance talks with Egypt and Sudan stall

Global UpfrontJul 16, 2020July 16, 20200

$4B project is centrepiece of Ethiopia’s bid to become Africa’s biggest power exporter Thomson Reuters · Posted: Jul 15, 2020 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, right, is

Gulf of Guinea Re-Emerges as Piracy Hotspot, Allianz Says

Global UpfrontJul 15, 2020July 15, 20200

July 15, 2020 by Bloomberg By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo (Bloomberg) –The West African coast has overtaken Southeast Asia as the worst area for reported piracy and

US aid agency, Bauchi govt launch $19.2 million Integrated Child Health and Social Services project

Global UpfrontJul 15, 2020July 15, 20200

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Bauchi State government has launched a new activity designed to protect more than 76,000 vulnerable

ECOWAS appoints President Jonathan its envoy to Mali

Global UpfrontJul 14, 2020July 14, 20200

Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as a special envoy to lead the

AfDB appoints Dr. Rabah Arezki as Chief Economist and Vice President, Economic Governance and Knowledge Management

Global UpfrontJul 13, 2020July 13, 20200

The African Development Bank Group has announced the appointment of Dr Rabah Arezki as Chief Economist and Vice President, Economic Governance and Knowledge Management. According