Agence de Presse Ouest-Africaine
Agence de Presse Ouest-Africaine
Gold Fields Ghana Limited has invested about $4.26 billion in Ghana since 2000, its supply chain manager told a suppliers' conference in Tarkwa. Joshua Dankor cited local firms WTS and Zen Petroleum as examples of supplier growth and called for tax holidays for young, female-led businesses.
President John Dramani Mahama says Ghana is being weaned off the Gavi vaccine support programme and expects to procure its own vaccines by 2030, with about half of current supplies already bought domestically. He also announced plans for 100 new ambulances, spare parts to restore another 100, and a feasibility study of sewage systems at major government health facilities.
Nahoussa Robert of Liberia and Cheick Benga of The Gambia, both ECOWAS youth volunteers at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, have described representing their region and working alongside young people from other member states. Their deployment is part of an ECOWAS partnership with Senegal's national Olympic committee covering twenty-four volunteers.
An ECOWAS and UNIDIR baseline assessment held in Praia from 20 to 23 October 2026 found that Cabo Verde's national commission on small arms is no longer functional and identified its reactivation as a major priority. The exercise ended with a national roadmap document to guide follow-up planning.
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has opened the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first edition of the event held in Africa. The Games run until 13 November with about 2,650 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees and the Refugee Olympic Team, across 25 competition sports and 153 medal events.
Nigeria's Data Protection Act 2023 created a regulator and a legal framework for personal data, but an analysis published by Global Voices argues that implementation, public awareness and regulatory capacity will determine whether those protections hold as AI tools spread. The piece cites a 2024 US Federal Trade Commission investigation into nine major platforms and warns that concentrated corporate data collection can create conditions that make surveillance easier.
Ambassador Ayo-Luther Ogunmade, Nigeria's High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, toured the ECOWAS Logistics Depot in Lungi on 30 October 2026 in a familiarisation visit following her assumption of duty. Depot Commander Navy Captain I. J. Akpa briefed her on the facility's mandate and its progress towards full operationalisation since its July 2026 commissioning.
ECOWAS held parallel meetings in Accra from 3 to 5 November 2026 to validate a study on private copying remuneration and to discuss measures for implementing its 2027–2031 action plan on returning cultural property to countries of origin. Ghana's culture minister, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, opened the sessions, with UEMOA and WIPO among the partners taking part.
ECOWAS and Guinea have opened a three-day national workshop on integrating disaster risk reduction into the education system. Teachers, education officials and disaster-management specialists are examining school safety, early warning and emergency preparedness under a project financed by the European Union.
A public health researcher reviewing evidence across sub-Saharan Africa says smartphones, mobile money and football's popularity have made betting part of daily digital life for young people. Survey data from six countries shows most active bettors use mobile devices and favour football, while regulation of online gambling and advertising remains uneven.
