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West Africa must break trade barriers to unlock $500bn regional potential – says WTO chief Okonjo-Iweala
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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June 23, 2025
Nosakhale Akhimien (Channels TV): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 June 2025: The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged West African leaders to dismantle trade barriers, reduce costs, and think regionally...
Time to Redesign Global Development Finance
Inter Press Service
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June 23, 2025
Civil Society, Climate Action, Climate Change, Conferences, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Education, Environment, Financial Crisis, Food and Agriculture, Gender, Global, Health, Inequality, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Sarah Strack,...
Prioritise regional trade over distant markets – Prof Gyasi urges African leaders
Joy FM
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June 23, 2025
Professor Evans Akwasi Gyasi is an Associate Professor of International Trade at the School of Economics, Finance and Law, Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom Associate Professor of International Trade at the School of Economics,...
Motivated Workforce and Investor-Friendly Policies Make Togo Stand Out –Charlie Komar
Togo First
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(Togo First) - The image was striking. An American business leader sat before Togolese authorities, declaring confidence in a country where his group had never before established an industrial presence. On Wednesday, June 18, Charlie Komar, CEO of...
Tinubu Hosts Historic West Africa Economic Summit to Deepen Regional Integration
News Diary Online
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June 22, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to lead a high-level push for regional economic integration as he hosts the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. By Chimezie Godfrey...
International Safeguarding Conference: Togolese religious nun encourages open discussion about abuse
Vatican News
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June 22, 2025
This year's International Safeguarding Conference (ISC) "Women of faith, women of strength" at the Pontifical Gregorian University, in Rome, dealt with the topic of women and safeguarding. One of the pioneers in raising awareness of the problem of...
Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) And Partners Strengthen Ghana's Capacity To Monitor And Report On Women, Peace And Security Commitments Through The Continental Results Framework
MENAFN
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June 21, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) ABUJA, Nigeria, June 21, 2025/APO Group/ -- The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DHSA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection...
West Africa must break trade barriers to unlock $500bn regional potential – Okonjo-Iweala
New Mail
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June 21, 2025
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has urged West African leaders to dismantle trade barriers, reduce costs, and think regionally to unlock the subregion’s $500 billion economic potential and secure...
Tinubu to advance economic integration at the West Africa Economic summit
Eagle Online
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June 21, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Saturday, attend the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja. The Economic Summit, which enters its second and final day on Saturday, precedes the 67th...
Togo: African Development Bank Strengthens Partnership With Civil Society
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The African Development Bank ( ) held its first-ever Civil Society Open Day in Lomé, Togo, on 3 June. The event brought together representatives from the Togolese government, around 30 national and international civil society...
Tinubu to attend West Africa Economic Summit in Abuja today
Nigerian Eye
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June 21, 2025
President Bola Tinubu will attend the 2025 West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja, today. In a statement on Saturday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to Tinubu, said the economic summit,...
Tinubu to champion integration at W’Africa economic summit
Punch
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June 21, 2025
President Bola Tinubu will on Saturday, June 21, 2025, (today) attend the West Africa Economic Summit at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja. The Economic Summit, which enters its second and final day on Saturday, precedes...
Just In: Tinubu To Attend West Africa Economic Summit (WAES)
Naija News
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June 21, 2025
Naija News reports that this was made known in a statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The Economic Summit, which enters its second and final day on Saturday, precedes the 67th Ordinary Summit of the...
12 to compete for Unduk Ngadau Divatto title this Saturday
Daily Express Malaysia
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June 24, 2025
12 to compete for Unduk Ngadau Divatto title this Saturday Published on: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Published on: Tue, Jun 24, 2025 Text Size: Dark Mode: Off PENAMPANG: Twelve finalists from five villages—Divan, Kg Totoikon, Kg Buzut, Kg Sava, and Kg...
Togo: WACA Teams Up with University of Lomé to Boost Climate Funding
Togo First
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(Togo First) - In Togo, the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment (WACA-ResIP) has partnered with the University of Lomé to boost access to climate finance. The collaboration began with workshops on June 16, 2025, training about 30...
Lomé Hosts West Africa Workshop to Tackle Agricultural Risks
Togo First
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(Togo First) - Lomé is hosting a major regional workshop focused on managing agricultural risks in West Africa. The event started on June 16 and ends on June 20. It is organized by the ECOWAS Commission, Togo’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural...
Certificate Scandal: Togo Cleared As House Of Reps Shifts Focus To Benin Republic
Naija News
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June 20, 2025
Naija News reports that this development comes as the House Committee on Public Petitions shifts its investigative spotlight to the Republic of Benin, where a suspected syndicate allegedly operates a thriving certificate forgery ring. Committee...
UCAMWAL: United Capital Enters Francophone Market
TechEconomy
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June 20, 2025
Advertisements United Capital Plc‘s latest subsidiary, United Capital Asset Management West Africa Limited (UCAMWAL), officially commenced operation with the launch of two CFA franc-denominated mutual funds in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. According to...
WiLDAF launches empowerment initiative for women agri-food traders along Ghana-Togo border
Joy FM
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June 19, 2025
In a decisive move to tackle long-standing gender disparities in regional trade, Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) – West Africa has launched a bold initiative aimed at empowering women cross-border traders of agri-food products...
Togo suspends French broadcasters RFI, France 24 for three m...
Modern Ghana
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Togo late Monday announced it was suspending French public broadcasters RFI and France 24 for three months, for an alleged lack of impartiality in their reporting. "This measure follows repeated failings, already reported and formally recalled, in...