Leaders of the Western African regional grouping ECOWAS have pledged to club together $1 billion as urgent fund to address terrorism in the region. The pledge came Sunday during the 62nd summit of heads of state of the bloc in Abuja, Nigeria. A communique of the summit read Tuesday indicated that the leaders expressed their […]
Hundreds of African and American businessmen are discussing in Marrakesh partnership projects in various sectors including agribusiness, finance, energy, fertilizers, health, mining infrastructure, ICT, security and creative industries. A large American delegation, led by Alice Albright, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), is taking part in the 2022 U.S.-Africa Business Summit, held in Morocco’s […]
Nigeria will conduct, as of May 3rd, the national population census, the first in 17 years, a state official said Monday. Garba Abari, Head of the National Orientation Agency, said the process will take three days and will wrap up on May 5. “The census is very important because it brings together development, planning, security, […]
