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Erratic government bans and widespread insecurity are crippling efforts to cut West Africa’s estimated 30 percent youth jobless rate, lawmakers warned at an ECOWAS parliamentary hearing in Monrovia. Speaking for the bloc’s joint committees on Administration, Finance & Budget; Public Accounts; Macroeconomic Policy; Industry; and the Private Sector, Nigerian Senator Osita Izunaso blasted…
A delegation of the ECOWAS Parliament has toured Liberia’s National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) in Monrovia, seeking lessons on how robust pension administration can buttress economic inclusion across West Africa. The visiting team—drawn from the parliament’s Joint Committee on Administration, Finance & Budget; Public Accounts; Macroeconomic Policy & Economic Research; and Industry & Private…
The ECOWAS Parliament has pledged fresh measures to curb soaring unemployment across West Africa, wrapping up a week‑long joint‑committee meeting in Monrovia on Friday with a call for deeper funding for small businesses and targeted support for high‑growth sectors. Gathered under the theme “Assessing the Effectiveness of the ECOWAS Investment…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says, the West Africa Economic Summit seeks to harmonise trade policies, mobilise infrastructure funding, promote inclusive growth, and enhance resilience through institutional reforms and global partnerships. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar explained that the summit was part of efforts to reshape…
Spain will donate 500,000 Mpox vaccine doses to countries in central Africa suffering from a surge in cases, the government said Tuesday. The doses amount to 20 percent of Spain’s total mpox vaccine reserves, the health ministry said in a statement without specifying which nations in the region will receive…
Letsile Tebogo has always said an Olympic medal would not just be for Botswana but the continent of Africa and he duly delivered on Thursday by becoming the first African to be crowned 200m Olympic champion. The 21-year-old produced a stunning run in Paris to leave pre-race favourite Noah Lyles…
The global average of 40 years and that young people hold the keys to better future as they had innovative ideas and energy for better society.
