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IITA partners in launch of Tanzania’s national cassava strategy

A large delegation from IITA joined other cassava stakeholders in the official launch of the National Cassava Development Strategy by Tanzania’s Minister of Agriculture on 7 May in the country’s capital, Dodoma. IITA was also among the main sponsors and played a key role in the event’s organization, which provided a forum for all stakeholders … Continue reading IITA partners in launch of Tanzania’s national cassava strategy The post IITA partners in launch of Tanzania’s national cassava strategy

ECOWAS STRENGTHENS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS IN SIERRA LEONE ON HUMAN RIGHTS, MIGRATION, PEACEBUILDING AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION

The ECOWAS Resident Representative Office in Sierra Leone has reinforced its commitment to strengthening strategic partnerships aimed at promoting human rights, migration governance, peacebuilding, democratic governance, and regional integration through separate high-level engagements in Freetown on 7th and 12th May, 2026. In one of the engagements, H.E. Ambassador John AZUMAH, ECOWAS Resident Representative to Sierra […]

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How digital tools helped a young agripreneur turn agriculture into a thriving business

In Chekereni, a quiet village in Moshi District, Kilimanjaro, Zainabu Juma’s phone rarely rests. Orders come in. Farmers ask questions. New customers appear, most of who she has never met before. What she could consider normal at the moment was not a while ago. Zainabu Juma is a young agripreneur and a Village-Based Advisor (VBA) […]

ORGANISATION OF THE 14TH EDITION OF THE ECOWAS AFRICAN WRESTLING TOURNAMENT (TOLAC 2026) IN THE GAMBIA

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is pleased to announce the organisation of the 14th edition of the ECOWAS African Wrestling Tournament (TOLAC), to be held in Banjul, Republic of The Gambia, from 15 to 17 May 2026. This major sporting and cultural event will bring together the best traditional wrestlers from ECOWAS […]

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From Opportunity to Enterprise: Youth Driving Mozambique’s Poultry Revolution

On 27 March 2026, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), AGRA Mozambique and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development convened the National Youth Poultry Webinar, bringing together 108 participants. Of these, 89 were young people, including 42 women and 47 men, all united by a shared ambition to explore poultry as a viable pathway […]

ERCA STRENGTHENS ITS STRATEGIC PRESENCE AND COOPERATION WITHIN ICN 2026

As a member of the International Competition Network (ICN), the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) played an active role in the proceedings of the ICN 2026 Annual Conference, held from 6 to 8 May 2026 in Manila, Philippines. This sustained presence enabled ARCC to consolidate its institutional visibility, strengthen its strategic partnerships, and advance its […]

CULTURAL COOPERATION: ECOWAS RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN SENEGAL HIGHLIGHTS INCLUSION AT THE ‘TOUCH AND SEE’ EXHIBITION IN THIÈS

On 2 May 2026, the National Institute for the Education and Training of Blind Young People (INEFJA) in Thiès hosted the inclusive exhibition ‘Touch and See’, organised with financial support from the ECOWAS Resident Mission in Senegal in collaboration with the Agency for the Development of Social Marketing (ADEMAS). This initiative is part of […]

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