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Tuggar: Departure of Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali from ECOWAS Has Not Affected Trade, Relations Among W’African Countries
This Day
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June 17, 2025
Michael Olugbodein Abuja The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has said the exit of Burkina-Faso, Mali and Niger, the three Alliance of Sahel States from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has not affected...
Tuggar: Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali’s Departure from ECOWAS Has Not Affected Regional Trade, Bilateral Relations
Arise News
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June 16, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has said the exit of Burkina-Faso, Mali and Niger, the three Alliance of Sahel States from the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has not affected...
Bill Gates praises Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger’s strong health systems, urges Nigeria to catch up
Business Insider Africa
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June 15, 2025
During a recent roundtable discussion with The Africa Report, Gates emphasized that although politics in military-led governments differ, their health sectors in stable areas have remained intact and relatively efficient. “Some of those countries...
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) And Food And Agriculture Organization (FAO) Conduct First Atoms4food Assessment Mission To Burkina Faso
MENAFN
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June 13, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) In a critical step toward addressing food insecurity in West Africa, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have launched their first joint Atoms4Food...
IAEA and FAO Conduct First Atoms4Food Assessment Mission to Burkina Faso
IAEA
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In a critical step toward addressing food insecurity in West Africa, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have launched their first joint Atoms4Food Initiative...
Record 769 arrests and USD 65 million in illicit pharmaceuticals seized in global bust
International Criminal Police Organization
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SINGAPORE – An INTERPOL-coordinated operation across 90 countries has resulted in the seizure of 50.4 million doses of illicit pharmaceuticals worth USD 65 million, highlighting the alarming scale of the global trade in unapproved and counterfeit...
Malta proclaimed free of Newcastle disease
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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June 25, 2025
Malta has been declared free of Newcastle disease, according to a June 25 report from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). WOAH earlier reported that the presence of the disease had been confirmed in two poultry flocks in Zebbug on May...
17,640 broilers in Poland latest victims to Newcastle disease
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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June 24, 2025
Newcastle disease continues to be present in Poland, with the latest flock to be affected in a broiler flock in Palubice. According to a report from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), 17,640 broilers in the flock were lost to the...
African Plant Nutrition Institute Reaches Major Milestone with Five-Year Impact Report
Morocco World News
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June 23, 2025
Gummersbach – In celebration of its fifth anniversary, the African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) has released a detailed report of how it has contributed to sustainable agriculture in Africa. The “2024 Annual Report: Celebrating Five Years of...
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Iodine Deficiency in Reproductive Women From 1990 to 2019, and Projections to 2035: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study in 2019
Dove Medical Press
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June 21, 2025
1Department of General Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830011, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410008, People’s...
Benin bets on free vets and schools to turn people away from jihadism
Modern Ghana
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In jihadist-threatened north Benin, the army is waging a campaign away from the front -- a programme of social projects, including free veterinary care, to tempt locals away from extremism. Located just south of Niger and Burkina Faso -- which...
Newcastle disease confirmed in 2 Canadian flocks
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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June 19, 2025
The presence of Newcastle disease has been confirmed in two commercial squab pigeon farms in Chilliwack, British Columbia. These two flock infections are the first reported instances of the disease in Canada in nearly 52 years, according to the...
Economy, health, education, top agenda as ECOWAS ministers meet in Abuja
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 19, 2025
Critical issues relating to economic integration, infrastructure development, health, education and agriculture were some of the issues topping the agenda at the opening of the 94th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in Abuja on...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
West African Agricultural stakeholders affirm commitment to prioritising soil health
Business and Financial Times
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June 17, 2025
Agricultural stakeholders from across West Africa have affirmed their commitment to prioritizing soil health as a central pillar of agricultural transformation at the conclusion of a two-day “Soil Values Convening Strategy Validation Meeting” in...
Novartis Drug Becomes First Malaria Therapy for Newborns and Infants
MedCity News
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July 8, 2025
Newborns have been underserved when it comes to medical products for malaria. The drugs and vaccines available to adults and older children are not approved for babies — those doses are too strong to be used safely in such young bodies. A...
Shots of hope: A community’s journey to a malaria-free future
The Standard Gambia
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July 10, 2025
- Advertisement - In Sotuma Sainey Kandeh and many other villages across The Gambia’s Upper River Region (URR), a vaccine is transforming health outcomes. For decades, malaria was part of daily life for communities, interrupting school,...
Soil Values Meeting Ignites New Drive For Soil Health Restoration In West Africa, Sahel
Daily Independent
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June 17, 2025
1 Government representatives, farmer leaders, scientists, private sector stakeholders and development partners from across West Africa convened in Abidjan on June 11–12, 2025, for the Soil Values Convening Strategy Validation Meeting—a two-day...
Top 10 African countries with the lowest reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Business Insider Africa
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July 11, 2025
Low reserves are a major vulnerability for African countries, both economically and politically. This susceptibility is reflected in rankings such as the Global Firepower Index, which assesses national power by integrating military capability with...