The African Development Bank Group has announced the appointment of Mr. Lamin BARROW as Director General designated for West Africa Region, effective 1st June 2024. Mr. Lamin Barrow, a Gambian national, joined the African Development Bank in 2000. Prior to his appointment, he was Director General, Nigeria Country Department, in the Regional Development, Integration & […]
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CIRAWA Project Plenary Arrives in West Africa on Path Towards More Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Resilience
CIRAWA Project strengthens collaborative bonds and knowledge sharing as consortium meeting arrives in Cape Verde. CIRAWA will host its 2nd Consortium Meeting from 28 February to 2 March 2024, in Santo Antão, Cape Verde. The gathering in Porto Novo will bring together 14 partners from nine countries, all united in their […]
Top Gambian female international banker joins WABA delegation received by President Buhari on Tuesday
Mrs Aina Wright Moore, the Managing Director of Eco Bank, Sierra Leone, who doubles as the current 1st Vice President of the West African Bankers Association (WABA), was among the high-level West Africa Bankers delegation that met President Muhammadou Buhari at Aso Rock, Nigeria’s State House on Tuesday. According to […]
Beyond Timbuktu: An Intellectual History of Muslim West Africa
by Ousmane Oumar Kane. Short review By Alagi Yorro Jallow. Fatoumatta: It is a perfect book worth reading for the rest of Ramadan and highly recommended in your home library: When it comes to the intellectual history of black Africa, the discourses seldom go beyond Timbuktu—in contrast, arguing that black […]