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#Austrian W/African Trade Office Tasks Businessmen on Due Dilligence

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….Concludes Trade Mission to Ghana,Sierra Leone West Africans planning any business deals with Austrians citizen or companies have been encouraged to relate with AdvantageAustria organisation located within the Austrian mission in Lagos Nigeria. The embassy in Lagos covers the whole of West Africa namely Nigeria, Benin, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Democratic Continue Reading
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Al-Qaida,ISIS on the March in West Africa-US Military

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 The Islamic state and al-Qaida are “on the march” in western Africa, where international efforts to counter extremists groups are insufficient, the head of U.S. Africa Command said according to reports by Stars and Stripes. Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, Gen. Stephen Townsend warned that militant groups operating in Africa’s Sahel region, which Continue Reading
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Promoting W/African Rice: Crucial Role of Coherent Trade Policies

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By Clarisse Blancher, Cecilia D’Alessandro and Fabien Tondel, ECDPM blog, 31 January 2020 Representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and actors from the private sector will convene in Abuja on 4 and 5 February to discuss national and regional strategies to boost the rice sector in West Africa. Rice value chains […]Continue Reading
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Niger Leader Clarifies Confusion over ECO Currency: “It’s not CFA under Another Name”

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Nigerian President,Muhammadu Issoufou has clarified recent decision of Ex-French colonies to exit CFA Franc,declaring firmly that ECO will be linked to all major international currencies. There has been confusion across the former colonies since the announcement by Ivorien and French  leaders on the adoption of ECO as a replacement for the old CFA Franc. While […]Continue Reading