Guinea-Bissau Thwarts Alleged Coup Plot on Eve of High-Stakes Elections

Bissau, November 1, 2025 – In a dramatic escalation of political tensions, the Guinea-Bissau military announced on Friday that it had successfully dismantled a plot by senior officers to undermine the country's constitutional order, arresting...

UN report: Caribbean still facing rising climate threats

Caribbean nations continue to struggle with deep-rooted inequalities and growing climate risks, according to the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2025, released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty...

Caribbean’s poor face growing climate threat – UN report

FILE PHOTO: Siblings Mylouise Veillard, left, and Myson walk home with water they collected from a well, for cooking, cleaning and drinking, in a rural area of Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The siblings were considered...

Nigerians denounce US invasion threat

From Abdullateef Aliyu (Lagos), Joshua Odeyemi, Dalhatu Liman, Baba Martins (Abuja), Muhammed Ibrahim Yaba (Kaduna) & Eyo Charles (Calabar) Many Nigerians, including diplomats, lawyers and regional groups, have denounced American President Donald...

Ghana Scores High on Climate Policy but Struggles with Funding

Ghana has earned recognition as one of Africa’s stronger performers in climate resilience planning, but a critical funding gap threatens to undermine the country’s ambitious adaptation goals, according to a major new assessment released this week....

Ranked: Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025

Ranked: 35 Countries With the Largest Forests in 2025 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

WHO, Guinea-Bissau push AI, drug tracking in healthcare

Homepage > News > Business > WHO, Guinea-Bissau push AI, drug tracking in healthcare The European arm of the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a Technical Advisory Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health (TAG-AI), designed to guide...

Ghana launches West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme to strengthen regional marine governance

Ghana has officially launched the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme (WASOP), a pioneering regional initiative aimed at enhancing ocean governance, promoting a sustainable blue economy, and protecting marine ecosystems across 13 coastal West...

Vaccines, autism, and An Inconvenient Study

Even persons familiar with RFK Jr.’s damning statistics about American health might be surprised by the information contained in Del Bigtree’s new documentary An Inconvenient Study — a film that also depicts with gut-wrenching impact the human...

Timing, Targeting, & Technology: Your New Collections Playbook

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ECOWAS@50: Leaders, experts disagree on relevance of regional bodies

As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) marks its 50th anniversary, political leaders, scholars, and policymakers have disagreed over whether regional organisations remain essential to Africa’s integration or have become detached...

Fam wants World Cup qualification

Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has expressed the desire to see the Malawi National Women’s football team making it to the 2027 Fifa World Cup. The Scorchers made history by qualifying for next year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon)...

West Africa Takes Digital Leap With SIGMAT Customs Launch

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is officially launching a homegrown digital customs platform that could fundamentally transform how goods move across the region’s borders, as technical experts from Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and...

Four Sub-regional States Unite To Shield Children From Rising Threats

By: Isatou Sarr Four West African nations have joined forces in an unprecedented regional initiative to combat growing threats against children, from drug-related violence to climate change impacts that are reshaping childhood across the...

Chevron Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results

Reported earnings of $3.5 billion; adjusted earnings of $3.6 billion Record production of 4.1 million BOE per day; 21 percent higher than last year Cash flow from operations of $9.4 billion; adjusted free cash flow of $7.0 billion...

Senegal Accelerates Industrial Transformation Through Oil and Gas Revenue

Senegal is leveraging surging oil and gas production to drive ambitious industrialization plans that could position the West African nation as a regional logistics and manufacturing hub by 2035, powered by hydrocarbon revenues financing...

SENUKCHAM partners with MSGBC Conference

The Senegal-UK Chamber of Commerce (SENUKCHAM) will participate as a Strategic Partner at the upcoming MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power 2025 conference and exhibition, taking place from December 9-10 in Dakar. As the MSGBC region cements its position as one...

9 Countries Where Tourists Rarely Return for a Second Visit

Tourism rarely provides the perfect vacation experience that compels travelers to book return trips to the same destination. While some nations build thriving repeat visitor bases, others struggle to encourage tourists to come back for more. The...

Expert calls for fairer deal in any new EU-Gambia fisheries deal 

- Advertisement - By Arret Jatta In the wake of the EU ambassador’s expression of openness to renegotiate a new fisheries deal with The Gambia, a researcher and expert on fisheries matters, Mustapha Manneh, has said the country must have a fairer...

UN names four new World Restoration Flagships to heal degraded ecosystems

The World Restoration Flagships, spanning 18 countries, showcase large-scale efforts to revive forests, grasslands, farms and coastlines, restore biodiversity and secure sustainable livelihoods The UN has announced four new World Restoration...