ECOWAS President Under Attack for Vowing Never to Advertise Vacant Positions

The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) has kicked against the position of Dr. Omar Alieu-Touray, President of ECOWAS Commission, on  subsequent vacancies at the Commission as he takes the mantle of leadership. The Commission’s President was reported to have said during a town-hall meeting on Friday, 9th September 2022 with staff of the Commission…

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ITC, UN Capital Fund Partner to Unlock Financing for Women, Youth and Small Businesses

The International Trade Centre (ITC) and UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to unlock financing for small businesses, with a focus on women’s economic empowerment, youth entrepreneurship and supportive business ecosystems. Geneva) The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) today strengthened their partnership to promote…

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For Aligning with France, Burkina Faso Military Officers Dismiss Junta Leader

Military officers seized control of Burkina Faso on Friday, claiming to be restoring peace to the jihadist-wracked country as they dismissed a junta leader who had himself come to power in a coup at the start of this year. In the capital Ouagadougou, witnesses heard pre-dawn gunfire around the presidential palace and junta headquarters. Then…

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Op-Ed: Governments Are Crucial to Locally Led Development

By Rachel Couper, Teddie Mandala Global development agencies seeking to improve results are increasingly looking to diversify their stable of partners and implementers as part of a broader drive toward locally led development. In 2021, for example, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power set out a new target for direct funding to local…

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Targeted Policies Needed to Boost Investment in Climate Change Fight- UNCTAD

Attracting international private investment is crucial to closing financing gaps to better respond to countries’ specific needs in climate adaptation and mitigation. © Shutterstock/Michel luiz de Freitas | Policies to curb climate change through foreign direct investment have focused primarily on the renewable energy and electricity sectors. Ahead of the next UN climate change conference (COP27), UNCTAD…

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