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ECOWAS Bank Approves $100m for Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project
Arise News
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July 4, 2025
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved a $100 million facility to support the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, as part of a broader funding package aimed at deepening regional integration and...
Pan-Africanism Must Wear a Digital Cloak
The News Chronicle
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June 26, 2025
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Setting The Tone For The Npp’s Platinum Celebration In Octob...
Modern Ghana
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Ghana's political evolution has been shaped by two dominant ideological traditions: the Convention People’s Party (CPP) and the United Party (UP). While the CPP advocated central planning and Pan-African socialism, the UP emerged in defense of...
EBID Approves $100 Million for Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
This Day
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July 4, 2025
•To boosts regional infrastructure with €174m, $125m funding package Nume Ekeghe The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved a $100 million facility to support the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, as part...
Sanwo-Olu advocates greater investment in ferry transport to boost safety
The Sun Nigeria
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June 26, 2025
By Steve Agbota Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has advocated improved investment, reform of ferry service operations and safety across the West and Central African region. Speaking at the 2025 Regional Ferry Safety Conference held...
Group Calls for ban on dog meat trade, ritual animal sacrifices in Nigeria
Premium Times
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June 25, 2025
The Coalition for Cruelty Free Africa (CFCFA), in partnership with international animal welfare organisations, has renewed calls for an end to the dog and cat meat trade and ritual animal sacrifices, which remain prevalent across parts of Africa...
7 looks that capture the essence of ADAMA’s Flowers & Seeds Gala
Atlanta Magazine
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June 17, 2025
Arts patronage met creative expression against the backdrop of the Flowers & Seeds Gala, an annual fundraiser for the African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta (ADAMA). The event, which celebrated Black art and culture from across the African...
UAE ranks 5th globally in competitiveness, approves Dh1.25 billion for housing
Khaleej Times
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The UAE's rise to 5th place globally in the 2025 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking. The country moved up two spots from last year, ranking ahead of the US, Sweden, and Germany. UAE ranked first in the absence of bureaucracy, second in policy...
West African cities embrace risk-informed planning in new urban resilience workshop series
Joy FM
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July 3, 2025
In a bold move to address the growing threats of climate change, rapid urbanisation, and disaster risk, cities across West Africa are coming together under a new initiative aimed at strengthening urban resilience. The Resilience Initiative Africa...
West Africa’s hidden border economy: A journey through migrant suffering and state complicity
The Cable
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June 16, 2025
BY LEKAN OLAYIWOLA I travelled the human trafficking, smuggling, and irregular migration corridor across Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Ghana recently, not as a tourist or aid worker, but as an independent researcher. My return journey, late in the...
Stop trading and eating dogs, cats; sacrificing animals crue...
Modern Ghana
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The Coalition for Cruelty Free Africa (CFCFA), backed by a network of international animal protection organizations, has intensified its campaign to abolish the dog and cat meat trade and ritual animal sacrifices across Africa and parts of Asia....
‘Kanu Is My Idol, god Of Football’ –Adebayor
Complete Sports
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June 25, 2025
Former Togolese international Emmanuel Adebayor has reiterated that former Super Eagles star Nwankwo Kanu remains his idol and god of football. Adebayor, who played for Arsenal from 2006 to 2009, shared the same number 25 jersey and locker...
West Africa: ECOWAS fights for survival under new leadership
Deutsche Welle
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June 24, 2025
It is not exactly the end of a proverbial era: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu led the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for just under two years as its rotating chairman. But in that short period, the main political and economic...
NDPC Director General calls for stronger collaboration betwe...
Modern Ghana
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The Director General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr. Audrey Smock Amoah, has called for a collaboration between the Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference GITFiC and various state agencies on key initiatives,...
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Africa News Live Updates: Chelsea Defeat Tunisian Champions Esperance in Club World Cup Clash
Firstpost
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June 25, 2025
Franco-Togolese singer Laura Prince releases album exploring African roots Franco-Togolese singer Laura Prince has released her second album, “Adjoko,” a project exploring her identity and African heritage, France 24 says in a report. The album,...
MSC propels West Africa higher up the container ladder
Splash 247
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June 25, 2025
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s largest container line, has single-handedly catapulted West Africa into Alphaliner’s list of the 10 trading routes with the biggest ships. Earlier this year, MSC started redeploying some of its largest...
Cameroon’s ST Digital Ranks Among Africa’s Leading Digital Investors, Says UNCTAD
Business in Cameroon
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June 25, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - ST Digital, a Cameroonian IT services company led by Anthony Same, ranks among the most dynamic digital firms investing in Africa over the past five years. This is according to the 2025 Investment Report by the United...
NADMO distributes roofing sheets to affected schools in Kadjebi
Ghana News Agency
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July 3, 2025
By Daniel Agbesi Latsu Yadzo (O/R), July 03, GNA – The Kadjebi District Directorate of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), with support from the Kadjebi District Assembly and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Akan Constituency,...
SHRUNK 3D McKinney Turns Life’s Biggest Moments Into Mini Masterpieces
Local Profile of Collin County - Texas
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June 24, 2025
Imagine capturing your wedding day, your child’s graduation, or even your family pet—not just in a photo, but as a lifelike, 3D-printed figurine. At SHRUNK 3D McKinney, that’s exactly what they do. SHRUNK 3D is a fully mobile photo studio that...
The Roots Of The Elephant: How The UP Tradition Was Born
Modern Ghana
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It was 1957. Ghana had just tasted independence, and the Convention People's Party (CPP), under the charismatic leadership of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was the dominant force in politics. Yet in the shadows of that political juggernaut, a group...