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Nigeria Pushes for Greater United Nations Support to Fight Piracy in West Africa
Nigeria is pushing for greater United Nations (UN) and international support to fight maritime piracy in West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, a move caused by increasing incidence of piracy and maritime crime and its damaging impact on security, trade and...
Mauritania, European Union to Renew Fisheries Accord
Mauritania and her EU partners have moved towards renewing a fisheries agreement that is set to expire by the end of 2012.
Mauritania’s Fish Exports Reached $303m in 2009
Mauritania’s fish exports in 2009 reached up to $303 million, said a senior official of the country’s fishing sector, in Nouadhibou.
Nigeria to Increase Tariffs on Imported Items, Harmonize with ECOWAS Common System
Nigeria is to increase tariffs on imported items and also harmonize local tariffs with those of other West African countries under the Economic Community of West African States Common External Tariff (CET). The Minister of Finance, Mr Olusegun Aganga,...
Kenya Launches Road Map to Save Endangered Roan Antelope
Kenya has launched a road map to save the nationally critically endangered Roan Antelope, the Kenya Wild life Service (KWS) said on Thursday. KWS public relations officer, Paul Udoto said in Nairobi that the national Roan Antelope Conservation Task Force...
Guinea’s Ambassador to Nigeria Promises Free, Fair National Elections in June
Mr Cheick Camara, the Guinean ambassador to Nigeria has said that Guinea is set to conduct national elections in June that would be free and fair. Preparations for the presidential election in the troubled West African country had been fixed for June...
Senegalese Body Pushing for Sub-regional Approach to the Issues of Street Children
The Coordinator of the Unit to Promote Child Protection (CAPE), Ramatoulaye Ndao Diouf, has highlighted the importance of a sub-regional approach to find a solution to issue of street children. “Even if Senegal can resolve the problem of street...
New Analysis Points to Ivory Enforcement Failures in Parts of Africa, Asia
Urgent law enforcement action by governments in Central and West Africa and South-east Asia is crucial to addressing the illicit ivory trade, according to a new analysis of elephant trade data. Detailed regional summaries of the data held in the Elephant...
