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 Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) has provided equipment to the Medical Plant Biology Laboratory at Stellenbosch University, which continues its educational and research activities in South Africa. TİKA provided equipment support to the Medical Plant Biology Laboratory at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, ranked among the world’s top 200 universities in plant and animal sciences. Through this project, a centrifuge machine, water purification system, spectrophotometer, plant growth chamber and […]

 Food insecurity is rampant across South Sudan with more than 1.6 million children now malnourished and seven million people needing food assistance from humanitarian agencies to survive. Nutritious food is out of reach for these families because of a myriad of factors, including conflict, climate shocks, the economic crisis and conflict in neighbouring Sudan. These multiplying shocks have made it impossible for smallholder farmers to grow enough food and the […]

 The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu TOURAY, received members of the Economic Affairs Standing Committee (EASC) of ECOWAS Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC), led by its Chairman and High Commissioner of The Gambia to Nigeria and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, H.E. Mohamadou Musa NJIE, during a courtesy visit to the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, on 31 October 2024. The purpose of the visit was to formally […]

 The Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the ECOWAS Commission, under the leadership of Ambassador Abdel-Fatau MUSAH, in partnership with the CLINGENDAEL Institute of the Netherlands, organised from 28 October to 1st November 2024 in The Hague, Netherlands, a high-level training course on peace negotiation and mediation for senior officials of the institution. The 18 participants from ECOWAS included members of the Mediation and Security Council at ambassadorial […]

 As part of the 4th edition of the Agricultural Innovation and Technology Market (MITA) held from October 21 to 25, 2024 in Lomé, Togolese Republic, organized by the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF), the ECOWAS Commis-sion recognized agricultural innovations carried out by women in the agricultural research sector in West Africa. This initiative supports the first edition of the Abdoulaye TOURE Agri-cultural Innovation Award […]

 President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded a productive session with the Limpopo Provincial Government Executive Council. The President expressed confidence in the economic growth potential that lies within the province that can unlock more opportunities for the people of Limpopo.  “I am pleased to have the opportunity to reflect on the immediate actions that we can take together as national and provincial governments to bring significant changes to the province of […]

 For the first time, the East African Community (EAC) is operationalising its Rapidly Deployable Expert (RDE) Pool in response to an international public health emergency due to the spreading Mpox virus disease outbreak. EAC Partner States such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Burundi are particularly affected, with the DRC reporting over 7,000 confirmed cases by October 2024, around 40% of them children under […]

 Oil and gas independent Trident Energy has announced the successful production of the C-45 infill well, yielding over 5,000 barrels per day and aligning with pre-drill expectations. As the voice of the African energy sector, the African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) commends Trident Energy for this significant milestone as the first of two infill wells being drilled at the producing Ceiba Field and Okume complex in Equatorial Guinea’s Block G, demonstrating […]

 As part of its commitment to advancing meaningful social change, African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy 2024 is pleased to announce that attendees will have the unique opportunity to join the Black Impact Foundation (BIF) through the African Energy Chamber’s (https://EnergyChamber.org/) exclusive Corporate Foundation Membership program. BIF offers an unparalleled platform for businesses looking to demonstrate leadership in diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as a commitment to […]