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The quest to reconnect imperiled rainforest in West Africa

Mongabay 15 Jun 2026
NIGRE, Côte d’IvoireThe village of Nigré in southwestern Côte d’Ivoire sits — like much of this part of West Africa — in a landscape of rice and cassava fields, oil palm plantations and stands of ...
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West Africa Integration And Investment Summit (WAIIS) Gains Momentum As Tony Elumelu Backs Landmark Regional Economic Agenda (Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone)

Public Technologies 14 Jun 2026
Together, these priority sectors are expected to drive regional competitiveness, accelerate industrialization, strengthen food security, expand access to energy, and position West Africa as a more integrated and attractive destination for investment.
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WEST AFRICA FOOD SYSTEM RESILIENCE PROGRAM (FSRP) PHASE 3 - P180244 (World Bank Group)

Public Technologies 13 Jun 2026
The objective of the Third Phase of the West Africa Food System Resilience Program (FSRP) for Senegal is to increase preparedness against food insecurity and improve the ...
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West Africa must build own cyber talent to protect digital sovereignty – Sam George

Business Ghana 12 Jun 2026
Addressing participants, Sam George said the rapid digital transformation taking place across West Africa is increasingly being threatened by cybercrime and other online security risks ... West Africa.
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The role of young women in public participation and conflict prevention in West Africa (FIIAPP - Fundación Internacional para Iberoamérica de Administración y Políticas Públicas)

Public Technologies 12 Jun 2026
The role of young women in public participation and conflict prevention in West Africa ... The event brought together 32 participants representing the 12 departments of the Republic of Benin, in West Africa.
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US uncovers Birth Tourism Network in West Africa, revokes more than 100 visas

Business Ghana 11 Jun 2026
embassy in West Africa recently dismantled a birth tourism network involving more than 100 foreign nationals, as part of a broader global crackdown on visa fraud and abuse of the U.S ... embassy in West ...
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West Africa pushes gas expansion through regional integration

B & FT Online 11 Jun 2026
Speaking at the 2026 West Africa Gas Summit in Accra, Ghana’s Deputy Minister for Energy and Green Transition, Richard Gyan-Mensah, said regional cooperation in the gas sector remains essential to ...
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INMA chief Earl Wilkinson heads to East and West Africa to tackle AI, Gen Z disruption

Independent online (SA) 11 Jun 2026
According to INMA, Africa has steadily emerged as one of the world's most dynamic landscapes for news media innovation ... Wilkinson was accompanied on a visit to Nigerian publisher PUNCH by the Africa Division Manager of INMA, Doreen Mbaya.
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West Africa produces roughly 2/3 of the world’s cocoa and lost up to 40% of ...

SpaceDaily 11 Jun 2026
In a 12,000-square-foot facility in West Sacramento, a startup called California Cultured has been growing cocoa without soil, without trees, and without West Africa ... West Africa’s four principal ...
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Senegal : French firm Thales closes Dakar office, sealing withdrawal from West Africa

Africa Intelligence 10 Jun 2026
After ceasing the operations of its local branches in Nigeria and Ivory Coast, the French flagship firm in the defence electronics sector has decided to quietly close its Senegalese office, which coordinated its activities in the region ....
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Norton Rose Fulbright advises TGI on West Africa agribusiness joint venture with Wilmar (Norton Rose Fulbright LLP)

Public Technologies 10 Jun 2026
"This transaction brings together two highly complementary platforms to create a scaled, integrated agribusiness platform with significant presence across West Africa.
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