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CCDG AND OTHER AGENCIES ON THE WATER-ENERGY-FOOD NEXUS WITH GENDER INTEGRATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH UN WOMEN, ENDORSE AN INTEGRATED AND STRUCTURING REGIONAL PROGRAM ON GENDER, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE GREEN ECONOMY.

The ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (ECGDD) and other specialized agencies working on the Water-Energy-Food Nexus with a gender focus, in collaboration with UN Women, held a meeting from May 15 to 16, 2026, at the ECOWAS Resident Representation in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to validate a new Integrated Regional Programme on Gender, Climate Change, […]

ERCA UNDERSCORES ECOWAS COMMITMENT TO AFRICAN MARKET INTEGRATION AT THE AFCFTA INAUGURAL CONFERENCE

Taking place in Lomé on 19–20 May 2026, the inaugural AfCFTA Conference on Competition Policy and Law is providing a platform for reflection on the role of competition in advancing African market integration. Organized under the theme “Mettre la concurrence au service de l’intégration des marchés africains” (rendered in English as “ Harnessing Competition as […]

Ecobank Group and AGRA forge strategic partnership to transform agricultural value chains and drive inclusive growth in Africa

Ecobank Group and AGRA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a high-level cooperation framework to promote sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural growth across the continent. The partnership focuses on de-risking agricultural lending through blended finance, risk-sharing facilities, and tailored financial products designed for agribusiness SMEs and smallholder farmers. The collaboration will specifically target women- […]

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AND ECOWAS COMMENCES JOINT IDENTIFICATION MISSIONS TO CORRIDOR MEMBER STATES TO ENGAGE INITIATE FINANCING DISCUSSIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 1028KM 6-LANE ABIDJAN-LAGOS HIGHWAY

Following the completion of the economic and technical studies for the 6-lane dual carriage supranational Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway, the project has advanced to the investment stage, and the realization of visionary economic corridor is in clear sight. This flagship regional economic corridor project includes the construction of a Highway extending over 1028 km linking […]

Ecobank Group and AGRA forge strategic partnership to transform agricultural value chains and drive inclusive growth in Africa

Africa’s Food Future Hinges on Leadership: The Infrastructure We Can’t Afford to Ignore

As social entrepreneurs, philanthropic leaders, impact investors, and policy influencers convene at the Skoll World Forum, an annual platform dedicated to advancing systems-level solutions and scaling impact, this year’s focus on moving from ambition to results brings a critical question into perspective for Africa: why does strong policy ambition so often fail to translate into […]

Why Africa’s Central Banks must rethink agriSME finance

By Andrews Ahiaku Across Africa, agriculture employs almost one in every two Africans and is the continent’s most powerful driver of poverty reduction, yet it receives a fraction of the finance it deserves. In SubSaharan Africa, a sector contributing up to 40% of GDP attracts less than 10% of bank lending, while three out of […]

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