Tag Archives: Ecowas

Free Trade Deal Could Boost African Manufacturing

The future of Africa will depend on its ability to use the industrialization opportunity presented by the AfCFTA.

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Will The Gambia be a Turning Point for AU Peace Efforts?

After struggling to achieve results, the African Union is taking a different approach to post-conflict reconstruction in The Gambia.

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The Long, Troubled History of UN Peacekeeping in Africa

On September 18, 2017 UN Secretary General António Guterres said that sexual exploitation and abuse must end. Guterres spoke of the need for the UN to lead the way in eliminating the use of power and authority to engage in sexual exploitation. Speaking specifically of the UN, the secretary general acknowledged that both civilians and uniformed personnel of the UN had perpetrated …

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West Africa Prepares Military Action Against Gambia’s Jammeh

Yahya Jammeh will certainly be removed if West Africa decides to use force. But that will come at a heavy price for The Gambia, the neighboring states and the world as a whole

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