On September 20 and 21, 2024, the largest digital product e-commerce website in Africa will host “The Digital Creator Summit 2024,” a free virtual summit in its third year. Creators from all over the African continent come together for the conference in order to exchange knowledge and build relationships. Leading figures in the creative…
A slowed rate of economic growth results from the growing number of unbanked people in certain areas, which in turn exacerbates the poverty headcount ratio. Large numbers of unbanked people who do not yet have access to financial services present a major obstacle to Africa’s financial inclusion efforts. According to the World Bank, nearly 1.6…
Tinubu Urges ECOWAS To Re-Examine Position On Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Niger The President of Nigeria and Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Bola Tinubu, has emphasized the need for a reassessment of the regional body’s strategy in upholding constitutional order in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Niger. During his speech…
Yakubu Gowon Shun FG, ECOWAS’ Invitation To Speak On Crisis Yakubu Gowon, the former Nigerian head of state and one of the founding fathers of ECOWAS, has declined the invitation to intervene in the ongoing crises within the regional body. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission, had organized a press…
ECOWAS Members Meet As Troubled States Test Unity Emergency discussions were convened by the foreign ministers of West African nations on Thursday to address the political turmoil in Senegal and the withdrawal of three countries affected by coups from the regional bloc. The extraordinary session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) focused…
