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…
ABUJA, Nigeria — August 20, 2026 — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, with the appointment…
ABUJA, Nigeria — August 20, 2026 — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the preparation of a comprehensive National Threat Assessment and a rolling five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan, as…
August 20, 2026 — The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is using its participation in Biashara Afrika 2026 to help small and medium-sized enterprises across West Africa become…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — August 20, 2026 — African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf met Thursday with Ambassador Nasir Aminu, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the African Union, as the…
The current debate surrounding the Liberia Association of Pennsylvania (LAP) and its August 15, 2026 election should cause all of us to reflect on a larger question: What kind of…
Food Balance Sheet program aims to strengthen governments’ ability to track production, imports, exports and national food availability ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA — The East African Community is continuing national training for…