K-Dramas Cast Africa as Backdrop for South Korea’s Own Image, Scholar Finds
A film and media scholar examined three K-dramas and found Africa recurring as a place in need of charity, a site of savagery, and…
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ECOWAS and GIZ Assess Hospital and WASH Needs in Guinea-Bissau
ECOWAS and GIZ are conducting a joint mission in Guinea-Bissau from 13 to 23 October 2026 to assess capacity-building needs at the regional hospitals of Bafatá and Gabú, with particular attention to water, sanitation and hygiene services. The delegation has consulted national ministries in Bissau and visited the regional hospital in Bafatá, with the assessment continuing in Gabú before preliminary findings are presented to national institutions.
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ECOWAS Commissioner Presses The Gambia on Trade Barriers and ECO Currency Deadlock
ECOWAS Commissioner Dehpue Yenpea Zuo met Gambian finance, central bank and trade officials in Banjul to discuss trade barriers, food security and stalled decisions holding up the planned 2027 launch of the ECO single currency. The Commission says 50 to 60 percent of food consumed in the bloc is imported.
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ECOWAS-REAP Wraps Up Gambia Review as $225 Million Electricity Project Nears December Close
The ECOWAS Regional Electricity Access Project has opened a five-day Lessons and Result Note mission in Banjul, The Gambia, running from October 12 to 16, 2026, ahead of the project's scheduled closure on December 31. The mission, organised by the World Bank, brings together the ECOWAS Directorate of Energy and Mines, the regional coordination unit, The Gambia's project implementation unit and the World Bank to review implementation progress and capture lessons. ECOWAS-REAP, the first project under the Regional Electricity Access Programme, is backed by US$225 million in concessional financing from the World Bank's International Development Association and covers The Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Mali.
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ECOWAS Vice-President Meets AfDB Leadership in Abidjan on Development
The Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Anthony Oluwatosin Ogunjimi, met with African Development Bank leadership in Abidjan on October 12, 2026, to discuss regional development priorities. The discussions covered infrastructure, trade, conflict prevention, and youth employment, with both sides calling for a more structured engagement platform.
Women & Youths Empowerment
ECOWAS, UN Women Build Regional Position on Care Economy, Climate Action Before CSW71
ECOWAS and UN Women convened an online consultation on 12 October 2026 to build a common regional position on the care economy, climate action and the green economy. Senegal, which chairs the ECOWAS Authority, presented a joint declaration that will feed into an African Union meeting in Addis Ababa on 28–29 October ahead of CSW71 in New York.
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Mali Anti-Begging Strategy Asks: Who Are Street Children?
Mali began the operational phase of its national anti-begging strategy on 24 September 2026, with four pillars covering reintegration, parental responsibility, Quranic school supervision and religious teaching. Research by Drahmane Fondo, drawn from fieldwork in Bamako and villages in Ségou and Tombouctou between 2017 and 2025, finds that most street children are not abandoned and that the routes that put them there require different responses.