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25 Sep 2018

West Africa @UNGA

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Ghana

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Development co-operation

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The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) convened leaders from across the globe for two weeks of debate in New York. “Making the UN relevant to all people: Global leadership and shared responsibilities for peaceful, equitable and sustainable societies,” was the official theme of the summit. The general debate opened on 25 September, following the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit. World leaders discussed a large number of urgent issues such as financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, climate action and international peacekeeping. What's in it for West Africa? Read on

25 May 2018

AfDB annual meetings: Focus on West Africa

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Some 3 000 development partners gathered from 21-25 May at the 53rd annual meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Busan, Korea. “Accelerating Africa’s Industrialization,” one of AfDB’s five priority areas, was the official theme of the event. What’s in it for West Africa? Read on

07 Mar 2018

Sierra Leone: tight presidential election

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Sierra Leone

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Democracy & Peace

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Some 2.7 million Sierra Leoneans cast their ballots in the 2018 general elections on 7 March to choose a new president, a new parliament and new local council representatives. Sixteen candidates competed for the presidency, including Foreign Minister Samura Kamara who was the candidate of the ruling All People’s Congress (42% of votes) and the main opposition candidate Julius Maada Bio (43% of votes). Read on

20 Nov 2017

Achieving a future without child marriage

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UNICEF has published a statistical report on child marriage in West and Central Africa. As a previous Maps & Facts issue has shown, the region remains one of the most impacted by early marriage, which is one of the practices that the sustainable development goals seek to eradicate. Seven West African countries rank among the top 20 countries in the world with the highest rate of child marriage. Read on

13 Apr 2017

Barriers to education for children with disabilities

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Of the millions of children who do not complete elementary school in West Africa each year, one third suffer from a disability. Their condition means they are confronted with many barriers to education. As part of its inclusive education programme, Handicap International seeks to remove the many barriers to the education of 170 000 children with disabilities in nine West African countries. Read on

17 Feb 2017

Extensive ape trafficking in West Africa

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A journalistic investigation conducted in 12 West African countries revealed extensive trafficking of the region’s protected wildlife. This traffic mainly involves apes, especially chimpanzees, which are sold as pets through a complex chain of intermediaries including poachers, traffickers, transporters and buyers. Read on

27 Jan 2017

Morocco, Nigeria plan for a trans-African gas pipeline

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Cross-border co-operation

Economy

Energy

Regional integration

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An ambitious flagship project, the long-awaited construction of a trans-African gas pipeline connecting Nigeria via Morocco to Europe, might finally advance. The project was officially announced in December 2016 during a visit of King Mohammed VI to Nigeria. The 4 000 km pipeline will run along the Gulf of Guinea countries and will help create industrial hubs, and thereby will also boost regional economic integration beyond the energy sector. Read on

20 Dec 2016

New Ebola vaccine offers 100% protection

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The 2014 Ebola epidemic cost the lives of more than 11 000 West Africans. Researchers now have developed a vaccine that they consider to offer 100% protection against the disease. A trial involving nearly 12 000 people was conducted by the WHO and partners in Guinea. No Ebola cases were recorded 10 days or more after vaccination of nearly 6 000 people who received the new vaccine, called rVSV-ZEBOV. Read on

23 Sep 2016

Building synergy in the West African health sector

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On 16 September, Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who is also the current ECOWAS Chairwoman, met in Monrovia with Xavier Crespin, the Director General of the West African Health Organization (WAHO). President Sirleaf said that it is important to have more coherence between the health plans of individual West African countries and the plans of regional and international organisations. Read on

30 Mar 2016

Sierra Leone: Agribusiness project to benefit 50 000 farmers

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Sierra Leone

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Agriculture & Fisheries

Development co-operation

Food security & Nutrition

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The Government of Sierra Leone, the World Bank and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) intend to better link farmers to agribusinesses. They signed a USD 55 million project to support smallholder commercialisation and agribusiness development. Under the five-year credit agreement and in line with the government’s Agenda for Prosperity, the project aims to benefit some 50 000 smallholder farmers, including 40% women and young farmers. Read on

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West Africa @UNGA

AfDB annual meetings: Focus on West Africa

Sierra Leone: tight presidential election

Achieving a future without child marriage

Barriers to education for children with disabilities

Extensive ape trafficking in West Africa

Morocco, Nigeria plan for a trans-African gas pipeline

New Ebola vaccine offers 100% protection

Building synergy in the West African health sector

Sierra Leone: Agribusiness project to benefit 50 000 farmers

Julius Maada Bio

Finda Koroma