FIFTY years after its historic founding in Lagos, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) finds itself in a precarious position. What was once a model of African regionalism is now grappling with a widening internal rupture that threatens the unity it was built to protect. The bloc, born …
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THE ambitious Abidjan-Lagos highway project is set to become a game-changer for West Africa, connecting five major countries and fostering regional integration by 2030. Stretching 1,028 kilometres, the coastal motorway will link Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria, creating a dynamic economic corridor, according to the African Development Bank …
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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday inaugurated the Kajola Wagon Assembly, the first of its kind in West Africa, at Kajola, Ogun State. The first set of wagons to be assembled at the plant would be purchased by the government and deployed to boost local logistics and freight services. The President …
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West African Court Suspends Sanctions Imposed On Mali A West African Court has ordered the suspension of some punitive sanctions imposed on Mali by the eight-nation West African Economic and Monetary Union with the French acronym UEMOA, ahead of the ECOWAS Extraordinary summit scheduled to hold on Friday in Ghana. …
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