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West Africa

Côte d’Ivoire receives support from European Investment Bank

Côte d’Ivoire, the European Union’s primary cocoa supplier, is receiving substantial support from the European Investment Bank (EIB). Ambroise Fayolle, Vice-President of the EIB, reaffirmed the institution’s strong backing for the cocoa value chain during his visit to Côte d’Ivoire.…

Attacks on journalists dominate World Press Freedom Day

In West Africa, media professionals and journalists continue to face arrests and restrictions as well as other violations including media suspensions, frequency jamming, and restrictions on covering certain events. It is within this challenging context that the press in several…

US AFRICOM Chief visits Benin

The head of Africom, the United States Africa Command, General Michael Langley, is currently on a two-day visit to Benin. During his visit to Cotonou, he engaged in discussions with President Patrice Talon and the Chief of the Armed Forces,…

NIGERIA: Lawmakers call for arrest of fuel hoarders

In Nigeria, the House of Representatives Committees on Petroleum Resources (Downstream and Midstream) have called on security agencies to take action against fuel marketers engaging in hoarding and arbitrary price hikes, exacerbating the fuel queues across the country. In a…