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EBID Board of Governors announces aggressive investments for west Africa and unveils 2026–2030 GRO Strategy at its 24th Annual General Meeting (EBID - ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development)

Public Technologies 16 Apr 2026
... (AGM) in Accra, Ghana, on April 8, 2026, with a strong determination and commitment to deploy incremental investments across the West African region in the next five years.
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Massive Atlantic sargassum blooms traced to West Africa

Phys Dot Org 16 Apr 2026
The new study identifies West Africa, rather than the Sargasso Sea, as the primary source ... Both methods pointed the same origin region near coastal West Africa, particularly the Gulf of Guinea.
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Nigeria’s digital infrastructure push converges in Lagos as IoT West Africa returns

Business Day Online 15 Apr 2026
IoT West Africa, Power & Water Nigeria, and Data Centre & Cloud Expo Africa, will.
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Cote d'Ivoire to launch first nuclear medicine center in West Africa

China.dot.org 15 Apr 2026
ABIDJAN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire is set to launch West Africa's first nuclear medicine center in Abidjan, marking a major step in the country's healthcare modernization, officials said ...
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Montage expands West Africa presence with new Mauritania exploration permits

Mining 15 Apr 2026
MAU) is expanding its presence in West Africa after securing new exploration tenements in Mauritania ... Montage also holds several other assets in the West African country, with the Didievi project ...
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West Africa diesel, gasoil imports reach 899,000 mt so far in April: CAS

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide 14 Apr 2026
April imports of diesel and gasoil into West Africa so far have ...
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ASBIS STRENGTHENS ITS PRESENCE IN WEST AFRICA (ASBISc Enterprises plc)

Public Technologies 14 Apr 2026
) ASBIS STRENGTHENS ITS PRESENCE IN WEST AFRICA ... Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire are two of West Africa's fastest-growing markets, with GDP growth of 6.5% and 7.2% respectively in 2025 ... "We see tremendous potential in rapidly digitizing West Africa.
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The next generation of loan products in West Africa: Building credit around the borrower

B & FT Online 14 Apr 2026
The conditions for borrower first credit products are converging in West Africa, and Ghana is positioned to lead the transition ... It also examines the conditions in Ghana and West Africa that make their ...
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West Africa : ECOWAS reduces budget for standby force

Africa Intelligence 13 Apr 2026
The Economic Community of West African States continues to seek solutions to finance its 1,650-strong regional defence force, whose initially proposed annual budget has been halved to €1bn ....
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West Africa Editors Society backs Gambian Press Union rejection of government proposal to register journalists

Ghana Business News 13 Apr 2026
The West Africa Editors Society (WAES) has given its full support to the Gambian Press Union’s (GPU) decision to outrightly reject the proposal by the authorities to register journalists and social media users.
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Nigeria insurgency: Nearly 400 sentenced for links to Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa Province

BBC News 11 Apr 2026
Judges handed down sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment following mass trials. .
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Africa: Kenya Approves Defence Pact With France, As Paris Shifts Focus From West Africa

All Africa 10 Apr 2026
Kenya's National Assembly has ratified a bilateral defence agreement with France, underlining Paris's strategic shift away from its traditional West African sphere of influence towards anglophone Africa ....
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West Africa: Banjul Hosts High-Level First Ladies' Forum As Region Rallies Against GBV

All Africa 10 Apr 2026
... and practical action across west and central Africa.
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West Africa: Gambia Appoints Briton As Special Prosecutor for Jammeh-Era Crimes

All Africa 10 Apr 2026
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Hon. Dawda A ... ....
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West Africa urged to rethink development financing

Business Ghana 10 Apr 2026
The 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has opened in Accra, with renewed calls for a reset of development financing to accelerate West Africa’s economic transformation.

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