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President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adeshina; Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammadu Sa’ad Abubakar; President of Love World Incorporated, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, and Dr. Tonye Rex Idaminabo, Chief Executive/Founder African Achievers Awards (AAA) have been listed among the ‘100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa’. The honorees were announced by the organisers of the ‘100 Most Notable Peace Icons in Africa’ project at an Unveiling News Conference’ on Friday August 18, 2023 in Abuja. Other Nigerians who made the list include Former President Goodluck Jonathan; Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto; Olu Of Warri, Ogiame…

The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has identified inequality as one of the major factors causing rise in crisis, including military coups and insecurity in the West African subregion. The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Dr. Sidie Tunis, made this known at the opening of the delocalized meeting of the Joint Committee of the ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Political Affairs, Peace, Security and the African Peer Review Mechanism, the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and the Committee on Social Affairs, Gender and Women Empowerment holding in Monrovia, Liberia. He said that supporting the…

   As part of the implementation of the ECOWAS Regional Strategy of Youth employment in Agro Sylvo-Pastoral and Halieutic Sector, the ECOWAS Commission has signed grant agreements worth $1.034m to Promote Youth employment in Agriculture and Food Sector in 15 Members States.    The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, signed grant agreements with 25 Centers among which 10 special Agriculture Training Centers; 6 National Agriculture Research Centers and 9 National Research Centers of Specialization on Agricultural Innovations would build youth capacity in the 15 member States including: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia,…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) have deployed a Joint Pre-election Fact-finding Mission to Liberia to assess the country’s state of preparedness for the polls. The move comes 3 months ahead of Liberia’s Presidential and Legislative elections scheduled for October 10, 2023. The July 23-29 Mission is being co-led by Professor Attahiru Jega, former Chairman of the Independent Nigerian Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria for ECOWAS, and Ambassador Calixte Mbari, Head of Democracy, Elections and Constitutionalism of the African Union Commission. Other members of the Mission are Ambassador Haja Alari Cole, member of…

Legal experts from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) were participants in a capacity building initiative by the Department of Human Development and Social Affairs of the ECOWAS on the procedures for the return of cultural artefacts to their countries of origin which held from July 10-15, 2023 in Accra (Ghana). The training was followed by a review of the ECOWAS Action Plan 2019-2023 on the Return of African Cultural Artefacts to their Countries of Origin by Directors in charge of Cultural Heritage. The workshop aimed to equip legal experts from Member States working on the restitution of…

The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) and two regional legislative arms of government have announced that they will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for capacity building of their staffers on legislative issues. NILDS with the Parliament of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) made this known when the Speakers of EALA, Hon. Joseph Ntakirutimana and his ECOWAS counterpart, Hon. Sidie Mohammed Tunis paid a courtesy visit to the Director General of NILDS, Prof Abubakar Sulaiman in Abuja on Thursday. Tunis, who emphasised the imperative of the collaboration, stated…

Queen Consort of the Warri Kingdom, Olori Atuwatse III, Chief Edwin Clark and Ambassador Gabriel Taminu Aduda, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum, among others, were recipients at the 13th edition of the African Achievers Awards (AAA) held in partnership with Reputation Poll International (RPI) on Friday July 14, 2023 at the Palace of Westminister, House of Lords, UK.    The African Achievers Awards is an annual event that recognizes and celebrates exceptional individuals and organizations across the African continent. It aims to honor those who have made remarkable contributions in various fields, including business, leadership, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, sports, entertainment,…

The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is the European Union’s measure to encourage countries where it sources imports to adopt cleaner manufacturing. The CBAM which goes into force on a transitional basis in October introduces a carbon tax on exports to the EU. But the measure has elicited concern in Africa which counts Europe as a major export market. A study carried out by the African Climate Foundation and the London School of Economics suggests that the CBAM’s economic repercussions will be ‘far-reaching’ and most strongly felt in Africa. Their modelling based on €87 per ton suggests that the CBAM…

The much anticipated 2023 African Achievers’ Awards (AAA) and International Summit holds today at the House of Lords, UK Parliament, United Kingdom. The AAA, in its 13th Edition, in partnership with Reputation Poll International (RPI), has scaled through stages in the build up to the Awards event from the launch of event’s schedule to call for nominations into it’s various categories and announcement of judges. The Right Honorable, Lord Simon Woolley, is the host for this year’s event. He is Member of the House of Lords, UK Parliament; Palace of Westminster. He is a British politician, activist, and the founder…

The 13th African Achievers’ Awards (AAA) and International Summit holds today at the House of Lords, UK Parliament, United Kingdom. As with every edition of the Awards ceremony and summit, the AAA will serve as a platform for industry leaders in Africa to converge. The Olu of Warri and his Queen, Olori Atuwatse III, are honored guests at the AAA 2023 The selection process of ‘Achievers’ in the various categories for the awards is rigorous. The categories include: Community development, Arts & Culture, Business & Entrepreneurship Agriculture, Community Service, Rural development, Education. Here are some of the personalities to watch…