The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) lost three of its founding members on 29 January 2025. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger comprised 16% of the bloc's population of 424 million and 7% ...

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, Foundry Fest, a “Not Dead Yet!” tribute to Tom Lehrer, gospel ...

With the theme: “Accelerating West Africa’s Sustainable Industrial Revolution for Economic Prosperity”, the event will ...

The cost of a daily nutritious diet in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is 110% higher than the west African region’s daily ...

Addis Ababa, February 6, 2025 (ENA) ---Russia pursues consensus-based reform of the United Nations to better reflect the global landscape, particularly by increasing the representation of African and ...

A decline in public participation, overdependence on centrally sponsored schemes, and politicisation through the engagement ...

When competing in a large market with many different brands, having a strong personality is akin to possessing a unique ...

Reading the Muslim on Celluloid: Bollywood, Representation and Politics by Roshni Sengupta, New Delhi: Primus Books, 2020; pp 326, `1,250. Issues around inclusion and representation have been the ...

Despite President John Dramani Mahama’s promise to ensure at least 30 percent women representation in his government, not a single woman was included in the list of 33 shortlisted candidates. The ...

Consider this comment in The (UK) Times by a former Conservative MP and influential columnist, Matthew Parris, responding to the constant squeals from African leaders that the West are trying ... of ...

West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries formally quit the group, forming their own alliance and weakening the bloc’s standing and ...

In the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), where USAID plays a crucial role in financing infrastructure, health, and humanitarian programs, the impact of this decision is expected to ...