DAKAR, Senegal — Lawmakers from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS have called on member states to ring-fence at least five per cent of their national...
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NDIOB, Senegal — For decades, a failing power grid has choked economic growth across West Africa. In rural communities, millions remain entirely cut off from...
Electricity in rural West Africa must be treated as an economic engine rather than a mere household amenity, experts have warned regional lawmakers. Speaking...
West Africa has set its sights on a major green transition, targeting a 48% renewable energy share by 2030 to tackle widespread power outages and drive...
DAKAR, SENEGAL — West African nations must strengthen regional cooperation and pass urgent legislation to expand renewable energy across rural communities, the...
DAKAR, SENEGAL — Renewable energy must serve as more than a technical fix for electricity demand; it must be a key driver in transforming economic activities...
DAKAR, Senegal — A major parliamentary summit is opening in the Senegalese capital this week to address the energy crisis gripping rural West Africa, where...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament is to launch a digital onboarding initiative aimed at integrating small and medium-sized...
ABUJA, Nigeria — The ECOWAS Parliament has issued a formal resolution strongly condemning the wave of coordinated insurgent attacks in Mali that killed the...
ABUJA, Nigeria — West African lawmakers have warned that the region’s worsening security crisis cannot be resolved without bringing breakaway Sahel nations...