ECOWAS at 50: Hope Amid Fractured Unity
28/05/2025Fifty years ago, in a season marked by Cold War politics and post-colonial fragility, fifteen West African countries came together to sign the Treaty of Lagos on May 28, 1975..
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Security Leadership
Africa’s Quiet Rise of Surveillance States
28/05/2025Surveillance today is no longer confined to shadowy intelligence agencies or authoritarian regimes. Across the world, governments employ advanced digital tools to enhance security, improve governance, and protect citizens from.
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Economy
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IMF Recognises Egypt’s Progress Toward Economic Stability
28/05/2025Egypt has made notable strides in strengthening its economy, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continues to support the country’s journey toward lasting macroeconomic stability. Simultaneously, the IMF stresses that.
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Environment
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Africa Shouldn’t Pay for Climate Harm it Didn’t Cause
28/05/2025In the escalating battle against climate change, the world faces a stark and uncomfortable truth: those least responsible for the crisis are bearing its heaviest burdens. Wealthy, industrialised nations, whose.
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Science
Vaccine Sovereignty: Building Africa’s Pharmaceutical Future
27/05/2025As the world emerges from the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, the race to secure vaccines has revealed deep inequalities and sparked a global reckoning on health security. Across continents,.
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Sustainability
Fourth Industrial Revolution: Is It Too Late for Africa to Catch Up?
27/05/2025The Fourth Industrial Revolution, often abbreviated as 4IR, is more than just an incremental technological upgrade; it is a radical reshaping of our world. Unlike previous industrial revolutions that focused.
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Energy
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Congo Explores Strategic Minerals Partnership with the United States
27/05/2025The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is advancing toward a strategic minerals agreement with the United States, a move that underscores the country’s ambition to diversify its international partnerships and.
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Press Release
DG/CEO Anosike Elected President ECOWAS Committee of Directors of National Hydrological and Meteorological Services
26/05/2025PRESS RELEASE Professor Charles Anosike, the Director General/Chief Executive Officer, & Permanent Representative of Nigeria with WMO, has been elected President of the ECOWAS Committee of Directors of National.
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Sustainability
Sudan’s Mining Revival Begins with Russia, Putting African Resource Control in Focus
26/05/2025Sudan is betting on rocks—and maps—to rebuild its economy. The country has just received two comprehensive geological atlases from Russia: critical datasets, meant to replace mining intelligence lost over.