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West Africa: Govts, private sector urged to invest more in midwives

June 21, 2011

Governments, private sector and midwives in West Africa have been urged to invest more in midwifery to make the profession more attractive so as to get more people drawn to it.

Senegal: 2nd ECOWAS T21 long-term planning course underway

June 21, 2011 ECOWAS logo

The second training course in long-term planning using the T21 model technique for the 15 ECOWAS Member states is underway in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.

Senegal: Symposium to strengthen ECOWAS Court opens

June 7, 2011 Olawale Fapohundo General Secretary of the West Africa Bar Association.

A symposium on the enforcement of judicial decisions by the ECOWAS court is underway in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.

Togolese consumers worry over petrol price increase

June 6, 2011 petorleum products being sold on the black market in Lome

The pump prices of unleaded gasoline, diesel and kerosene have been increased by 5%.

WADR’s Lome Correspondent Ida Badio reports that motorists are already grumbling over the price rise, which may likely trigger an increase in transport fares as well as prices of basic consumer goods.

ECOWAS Citizen’s Union appeals for residence permit fee reduction

May 30, 2011

ECOWAS citizens living in Liberia are appealing to relevant authorities of the sub-regional bloc to establish a harmonized structure for resident permit fees across member countries.

ECOWAS members urged to work with Interpol

May 21, 2011

ECOWAS member states have been urged to collaborate with the general secretariat of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) in sensitizing regional police forces to secure international police cooperation in the fight against crime.

Project to fight border harassment in West Africa launched

May 19, 2011 Prof Oumar Ndongo, Secretary General of West African Civil Society Forum

A project to fight border harassments in West Africa has been launched here in the Senegalese capital, Dakar.

Liberia FA reacts to CAF decision to disband WAFU, back Blatter

May 19, 2011

Liberia Football Association has sharply reacted to CAF Executive Committee’s decision to support incumbent FIFA president Joseph Blatter for the ensuing election and disband WAFU shortly after the body’s second Nations Cup in Abeokuta in Nigeria.

West African ministers discuss money laundering threat

May 9, 2011 W. African Ministers in plenary at the forum

Twelve Ministers from member countries of West African regional bloc, ECOWAS have been attending the ministerial meeting of the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money laundering in West Africa (GIABA).

Mobilizing investment in infrastructure and agriculture

April 27, 2011

Dozens of governmental decision-makers from across the continent are here in Dakar for a meeting on mobilizing investment in infrastructure and agriculture in Africa.