DAKAR, Senegal — October 19, 2026 — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has published the final communiqué of the first ministerial session of its dialogue on cooperation…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — October 19, 2026 — The African Union (AU) is advancing an initiative aimed at expanding economic opportunities for women and young people across Africa, with a…
ABUJA, NIGERIA — Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated several officials to fill vacancies at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the institution responsible for organizing and administering elections…
ARUSHA, TANZANIA — The East African Community (EAC) has taken another step toward strengthening regional economic integration after tourism and wildlife management ministers adopted the EAC Tourism Marketing Strategy 2027–2036,…
PRETORIA, South Africa — October 6, 2026 — South Africa is taking another step toward strengthening its domestic pharmaceutical industry, with President Cyril Ramaphosa scheduled to officiate at the launch…
KIGALI, Rwanda — September 28, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group is bringing officials from 22 African transition states together in Kigali this week for an intensive programme aimed…
DAKAR, Senegal — September 3, 2026 — Mam Cherno Jallow has formally assumed office as Director-General of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), taking leadership…
MONROVIA, Liberia — August 26, 2026 — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. used Liberia’s 179th National Flag Day celebration to call on citizens to strengthen national unity, respect public institutions…
ACCRA, Ghana — August 27, 2026 — Ghana has introduced a broad package of economic, judicial and security reforms after President John Dramani Mahama signed ten major bills into law…
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has taken another step toward strengthening regional economic integration by moving to establish an IGAD Cross-Border Trade Knowledge-Sharing Network. IGAD announced that it concluded…