Here in WestAfrica, FGM usually entails cutting the clitoris and the labia minora ... But in West Africa, it can also mark a girl’s transition into womanhood and welcome her into one of the culturally revered Bondo and Zoes female societies.
... of associations of small-scale cross-border women traders, and technical and financial partners.Distributed by APOGroup on behalf of Economic Community of WestAfricanStates (ECOWAS).
The Commission of the Economic Community of WestAfricanStates (ECOWAS) must speed up the preparation and implementation of a regional cobotting scheme for the implementation of the Praia-Dakar maritime link project and other links in West Africa.
from June 30th to July 1st, 2025, the gathering aimed to create political will, advance prevention efforts, enhance preparedness and strengthen a unified regional response to Lassa Fever across WestAfrica.
) Wed, Jul 2, 2025 ...Image. A microscopic image of a Trichuris incognita egg ... The discovery was made in a WestAfrican parasite population during a study led by Dr. Abhinaya Venkatesan, a researcher at KPU's Applied Genomics Centre ... Image ... Disclaimer.
Mr Tinubu emphasised that WestAfrica is one of the last great frontiers of economic growth, but opportunity alone does not guarantee transformation ....