West Africa Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/west-africa/ Reliable Platform for Press Release Syndication Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:45:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://i0.wp.com/prnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PRNigeria-Icon.jpg?fit=32%2C23&ssl=1 West Africa Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/west-africa/ 32 32 42672738 How a Single Electricity Market Will Empower Africa’s People and Economies https://prnigeria.com/2025/07/03/electricity-market-empower/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:45:31 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=165470 How a Single Electricity Market Will Empower Africa’s People and Economies For millions of Africans, the flick of a light switch is not a given, but a daily uncertainty. In rural clinics, midwives deliver babies by torchlight. In bustling cities, businesses grind to a halt during rolling blackouts. For students, the lack of electricity means […]

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]]> 165470 How Nigeria’s Democratic Culture is Stabilizing West Africa – Tuggar By Umar Farouk Bala https://prnigeria.com/2025/06/12/nigeria-democratic-culture/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:11:48 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=164028 How Nigeria’s Democratic Culture is Stabilizing West Africa – Tuggar By Umar Farouk Bala Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has described the country’s democratic culture as a stabilizing force in West Africa, positioning it as a model for regional peace and governance. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Alkasim Abdulkadir, Tuggar […]

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]]> 164028 Geospatial Intelligence: A Strategic Tool for Combating Insecurity in West Africa By Senator Iroegbu https://prnigeria.com/2025/05/14/geospatial-intelligence/ Wed, 14 May 2025 06:30:51 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=162389 Geospatial Intelligence: A Strategic Tool for Combating Insecurity in West Africa By Senator Iroegbu As insecurity continues to pose profound threats to national and regional stability in West Africa, innovative solutions are urgently needed to strengthen governance, enhance security operations, and build resilience. One such strategic solution is using geospatial intelligence and enhanced Geospatial Data […]

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]]> 162389 Blame-games can’t help Tchiani https://prnigeria.com/2025/01/09/blame-games-can-help-tchiani/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:31:41 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=154319 Blame-games can’t help Tchiani Nigerien President Abdourahamane Tchiani, in a video circulated in many parts of Nigeria and West Africa, breached the long-standing cordial relationship between Niger Republic and Nigeria since the two countries gained independence in 1960. For over 60 years and in their interactions with the ten previous civilian and military presidents of […]

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]]> 154319 DICON can locally supply ammunition to entire W/Africa region – Lawmaker https://prnigeria.com/2024/10/23/dicon-can-locally-supply/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:24:08 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=147847 DICON can locally supply ammunition to entire W/Africa region – Lawmaker With the new DICON Act signed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has the capacity to produce locally, ammunition as well as other military hardware and software for the Nigerian Armed Forces and the whole of West Africa. […]

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]]> 147847 Nigeria Remains Committed to UN Peacekeeping, Security — Defence Minister https://prnigeria.com/2024/09/24/nigeria-peacekeeping/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:45:03 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=144914 Badaru CON, mni has reaffirmed Nigeria's commitment to supporting the United Nations' efforts in maintaining international peace and security.

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]]> 144914 U.S. Naval Forces Africa kicks off exercise Obangame Express 2024 in Gabon https://prnigeria.com/2024/05/07/naval-forces-africa-kicks/ Tue, 07 May 2024 08:41:18 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=132602 U.S. Naval Forces Africa kicks off exercise Obangame Express 2024 in Gabon In an opening ceremony at the Cadet School of Libreville, Gabon, the Gabonese Navy, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF), and more than 30 regional and international partners kicked off the 13th iteration of exercise Obangame Express, May 6, 2024. West Africa’s premier maritime […]

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]]> 132602 FACT-CHECK: Is French Government Using ‘Drone Bird’ to Spy on Franco-Phone and West African  Countries? https://prnigeria.com/2024/01/12/french-government-drone-bird/ Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:21:06 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=118640 FACT-CHECK: Is French Government Using ‘Drone Bird’ to Spy on Franco-Phone and West African  Countries? CLAIM: A widely circulated WhatsApp message claims that the French government has created a novel ‘drone bird’ technology to spy on its former colonies and West African nations, following the recent coup in Niger. FULL-TEXT: The text that accompanied the […]

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]]> 118640 Shehu Sani: Why there is increased coup d’etat in W/Africa https://prnigeria.com/2023/08/14/coup-africa-shehu-sani/ Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:41:21 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=103580 Shehu Sani: Why there is increased coup d’etat in W/Africa Former member of the National Assembly Sen. Shehu Sani has identified five reasons for the increasing reemergence of military takeover of governments in Africa, especially in the West African sub-region. Sani frowned at what he considers the increasing reemergence of juntas in the politics of […]

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]]> 103580 Pantami Named Most Outstanding Minister of the Year West Africa https://prnigeria.com/2021/11/04/pantami-named-most-outstanding/ Thu, 04 Nov 2021 17:38:29 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=68052 Pantami Named Most Outstanding Minister of the Year West Africa In recognition of unprecedented performance in ICT and Digital Innovation in Africa, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has been conferred with the MOST OUTSTANDING DIGITAL MINISTER OF THE YEAR WEST AFRICA. Minister Pantami bagged […]

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]]> 68052 CORONAVIRUS: TIEMS Urges Travel Ban on Govt Officials https://prnigeria.com/2020/03/08/coronavirus-tiems-travel-ban/ Sun, 08 Mar 2020 12:26:13 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=30143 CORONAVIRUS: TIEMS Urges Travel Ban on Govt Officials The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) West Africa chapter has called on the Governments in affected countries in the region to impose an international travel ban on government officials until further notice as the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the globe. The Executive director of TIEMS […]

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]]> 30143 Nigeria Emerges Titular in ILO Board Membership https://prnigeria.com/2019/04/05/nigeria-emerges-titular-in-ilo-board-membership/ https://prnigeria.com/2019/04/05/nigeria-emerges-titular-in-ilo-board-membership/#respond Fri, 05 Apr 2019 10:11:16 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=19228 Nigeria Emerges Titular in ILO Board Membership Nigeria scored another international feat yesterday with the African Regional Labour Group of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) nominating her for a Titular Membership of the ILO Governing Board, representing West Africa. The nomination came at the 3rd Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Social Development, Labour […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2019/04/05/nigeria-emerges-titular-in-ilo-board-membership/feed/ 0 19228 ‘Nigeria accounts for about 70% of the illegal small arms in West Africa’ https://prnigeria.com/2018/03/13/nigeria-llegal-arms-west-africa/ https://prnigeria.com/2018/03/13/nigeria-llegal-arms-west-africa/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2018 15:31:05 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=13238 ‘Nigeria accounts for about 70% of the illegal small arms in West Africa’  There are indications that West Africa is conveniently situated for drug and illegal weapons’ trade between South America and Europe, and Nigeria accounts for about 70% of the illegal small arms in the sub-region. These hints are contained in 20-pages report titled […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2018/03/13/nigeria-llegal-arms-west-africa/feed/ 43 13238 Intelligence Sharing Among ECOWAS Police Facilitate Arrest of Evan https://prnigeria.com/2017/06/21/intelligence-ecowas-facilitate-evan/ https://prnigeria.com/2017/06/21/intelligence-ecowas-facilitate-evan/#respond Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:18:13 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=9619 Meanwhile the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has attributed the arrest of Chukwujeme Onwamadike, the suspected kidnapper popularly known as Evans, to information sharing and intelligence cooperation among police services in West Africa. “Information sharing is crucial to tackling the menace of trans-border crimes in West Africa; it is through such exchange that […]

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]]> https://prnigeria.com/2017/06/21/intelligence-ecowas-facilitate-evan/feed/ 0 9619 Kano has 3m Child-Beggars on the Street- Governor Ganduje https://prnigeria.com/2017/04/07/gov-ganduje-confirms-child/ https://prnigeria.com/2017/04/07/gov-ganduje-confirms-child/#respond Fri, 07 Apr 2017 16:01:53 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=8842 Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday observed that there are about three million out of school children, roaming the streets of the state, as Almajirai – pupils of Quranic schools converted to beggars. He noted however that most of such kids were found out to be from neighboring states and some countries in West Africa. “What […]

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