Month: September 2024

 In Niger, over 841,000 people have been impacted by the floods, with more than 400,000 displaced and hundreds tragically losing their lives; Mali is facing its worst floods since the 1960s, with 343,900 people affected and 55 deaths reported; In Nigeria, heavy rainfall has caused widespread devastation, with the overflowing of the Alau Dam in Maiduguri leading to the worst floods in 30 years. Over 239,000 people have been affected, with many […]

 Placed under the coordination of HE Mrs. Damtien TCHINTCHIBIDJA, Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, the ECOWAS Regional Stabilization and Development Fund is an initiative supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to promote socio-economic stabilization and recovery in fragile communities in the ECOWAS region. The launch of the activit2024,of this initiative was made this Wednesday, September 11, 2024 in Cotonou, Benin with the Beninese press […]

 The ECOWAS Commission in collaboration with GIZ is organizing a validation workshop on Records Management Policy and Manual in Lagos from 9th – 13th September 2024. The purpose of the workshop is to establish a comprehensive framework for managing records at the ECOWAS Institutions/Agencies/Offices. It aims at ensuring that all records are accurately created, managed, stored, and disposed of in a manner that supports the operational, legal and regulatory requirements […]

 The Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway, an ambitious priority project of ECOWAS, will take an important step towards completion of the technical studies with the final technical validation of the revised draft final design reports by the project directors and engineers of the five (5) Member Countries of the corridor at a 4-day workshop which began on Wednesday, 11 September 2024 in Lagos, Nigeria. This workshop is organized under the auspices of […]

 According to the President, a political leader is like a medical doctor who should carry out an accurate diagnosis because if the diagnosis is not right,  the patient (society) will die. “This is what happens in many countries; many countries are killed by bogus doctors who think that someone has been bewitched when the fact is that it’s malaria. If you don’t diagnose the disease correctly, the patient will die,” […]

 Severe flooding across West and Central Africa has hit an estimated 4 million people so far this year, many of them children, displacing at least 500,000 people and destroying more than 300,000 homes. The flooding ranges from Liberia to Nigeria and across Mali, Niger and Chad, with central Africa also affected. In Northeast Nigeria, a burst dam this week has added further to displacement with an estimated 40 per cent […]

 The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan, is set to embark on an official visit to Havana, Cuba, from September 16th to 20th, at the invitation of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez. After concluding his official engagements in Havana, President Ramkalawan will travel to New York to participate in the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), scheduled from September 23rd to 27th. During the […]

 Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) addresses a wide range of social issues through their More Than a Mother Awards,  such as Breaking Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girl Education, Ending Child Marriage, Ending FGM, Stopping GBV and Women Empowerment at all levels in Africa. Last date for Entry Submission: 30th September 2024. Apply now at submit@merck-foundation.com. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has announced Call for Applications for their Merck Foundation […]

 As the number of mpox cases continues to rise across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UNICEF is stepping up its support to the government to protect and save the lives of children under 15 years of age who account for about 60 per cent of suspected cases and 80 per cent of deaths this year. From the beginning of the year to 31 August 2024, the DRC has […]