UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet

Nigeria becomes EBRD shareholder

Nigeria has become the 77th shareholder in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The Bank’s board of governors approved Nigeria’s membership after it amended its laws to expand incremental funding to Sub-Saharan Africa, the bank said in a statement. Through this membership, Nigeria hopes to benefit from EBRD funding, which is yet to be […]

Morocco’s Anass Essayi shatters indoor 3,000m national record held by El Guerrouj for 21 years

Moroccan runner Anass Essayi has broken Morocco’s long-standing indoor 3,000-meter record, surpassing the mark set by legendary middle-distance runner Hicham El Guerrouj 21 years ago, Moroccan Federation of Athleticism (FRMA) reported. Competing at the Meeting de Liévin in France, part of the World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver, Essayi clocked 7:32.45 seconds, marginally beating El Guerrouj’s […]

ECOWAS, EU, FAO join forces to boost fishery production across West Africa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has teamed up with the European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) with the aim to boost fishery production across the West Africa region. The ECOWAS has recently convened more than 100 experts in a meeting tagged ‘Improved Regional Fisheries Governance in Western Africa (PESCAO)’ […]