Cocoa Prices Slide Over 12% in January as Rising Supply Pressures Global Market
Cocoa has started 2026 on a weaker footing in the global commodities market, sliding from about $5,900 per metric tonne ...
Tag: West Africa
West Africa’s Youth Job Crisis Deepens as Unemployment Hits 24.95%
West Africa is facing a worsening youth unemployment crisis, with rates soaring to 24.95%—a figure that places the region among ...
OmniRetail Raises $20 Million to Expand its FMCG Trade Platform Across West Africa
OmniRetail has secured $20 million in Series A equity funding to fuel its expansion across Nigeria, Ghana, and Ivory Coast, ...
ECOWAS and Ecobank Launch Six-Month Training to Empower Women-Led Businesses Across West Africa
In a bold step to increase the economic influence of women entrepreneurs, ECOWAS and Ecobank Plc have introduced a six-month ...
UNHCR Receives $181.6 Million for Operations in West and Central Africa as Displacement Numbers Surge
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) announced it received $181,646,993 from various contributors by May 31, 2024, to support its ...
Call For Applications: U.S.-West Africa Tech Challenge 2023 (up to $250,000 funding)
The U.S.-West Africa Tech Challenge aims to advance the development of promising technologies that offer innovative solutions to help expose, ...
West Africa launches new payments digitization agenda
In Senegal, 8 out of 10 workers are paid in cash. Most are temporary workers and excluded from health insurance. ...
Losamills Consult Brings Innovation to Landmapping and Surveying in West Africa
Land mapping and surveying is often overlooked, but much needed, in promoting development and stability in West Africa Emerging technological ...
