Tag: West Africa

November 22, 2024

The Inter-Government Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), is holding its Statutory Meeting this week in Sierra Leone. Sierra ...

The Technical Commission/Plenary and Ministerial Committee Meeting is a biannual event that brings together the heads of Financial Intelligence agencies from the member countries, experts in financial crimes, regional and international partners to discuss progress and share experiences concerning challenges faced in implementing effective Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) measures. Image, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters.

Business and Economy

GIABA: Sierra Leone hosts 42nd GIABA Technical Commission Meeting

November 21, 2024

By Kemo Cham The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) is holding its Statutory Meeting in the ...

West African Surgeons at 64th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the West Africa College of Surgeons in Freetown, Monday, 4 March, 2024. Photo credit, Mohamed Sahr, ManoReporters

Health

Sierra Leone hosts 64th regional confab of West African Surgeons

March 5, 2024

By Mohamed Sahr West African surgeons on Monday commenced a week-long confab in Freetown, amid calls for collaboration to promote ...

Commodore Samuel Ayelazono, Flag Officer Fleet of the Ghana Navy. Photo credit, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters

Business and Economy

‘Failure to domesticate int’l instruments hindering regional efforts against maritime crimes’

October 4, 2023

By Kemo Cham in Accra Inability of countries in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) to domesticate provisions of many international ...

Participants on day one of the training in the Games Room in KAIPTC. Photo credit, Kemo Cham, ManoReporters

News

Gulf of Guinea: Piracy declining but crimes at sea still a threat to Africa’s blue economy – experts

October 3, 2023

By Kemo Cham in Accra The last two years has witnessed a decline in incidents of piracy in the Gulf ...

ECOWAS leaders attending the second emergency summit on the crisis in Niger, in Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday, August 10. Photo credit, ECOWAS Commission

Politics

ECOWAS orders activation of Standby Force amid continued dialogue with Niger military

August 10, 2023

West African leaders have resolved to give some more time to dialogue in efforts to resolve the crisis in Niger, ...

President Adama Barrow in Black gown stands near Sierra Leonean counterpart President Julius Maada Bio at the just concluded 63rd ECOWAS Heads of State Summit in Bissau, Guinea Bissau, on Sunday, July 9. Photo credit, ECOWAS Commission.

Politics

Presidential Third Term: After Macky Sall, focus turns to neighbour, Barrow

July 12, 2023

Senegalese President Macky Sall’s announcement earlier this month not to contest for a third term brought to an end months ...

Minusma army patrol in front on the Great Mosque in Timbuktu, Mali on December 8, 2021. Photo | FLORENT VERGNES | AFP

News

Mali rejection of Minusma sparks concern among Western states

June 20, 2023

By Kemo Cham for The East African Mali’s decision to reject the continued stay of the UN peacekeeping mission in ...

Biomedical scientist Dr Alhaji Umar Njai has been involved in many researches in Africa and abroad. He says African scientists need to take the lead in research in Africa and we wants to see more collaboration in the region. Photo credit, ManoReporters.

Interview

African scientists want to take lead in research – Dr Njai

June 10, 2023