Nigeria: Niger Contributory Health Agency to Enrol 350,000 Farmers
[Daily Trust] The Niger State Contributory Health Agency (NiCare) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Niger Food security systems and logistics company (Niger Foods Ltd) towards providing health insurance for farmers in the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 28, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Food and Agriculture Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Ticker: Fundraisers for West Bank settlers raised thousands, despite Biden sanctions
After the Biden administration applied sanctions on four Israeli settlers for acting violently toward Palestinians and activists in the West Bank, online fundraisers sprang to their aid. One campaign collected over $140,000 for a settler named Yinon Levi and his unauthorized settler outpost from…#israeli #palestinians #westbank #yinonlevi #westafrica #niger #westafricas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
West African bloc lifts sanctions on junta-led Niger
The West African regional bloc said on Saturday it would lift strict sanctions on Niger as it seeks a new strategy to dissuade three junta-led states from withdrawing from the political and economic union - a move that threatens regional integration. Leaders of the Economic Community of West…#westafrican #niger #burkinafaso #guinea #ecowascommission #omartouray #bolatinubu #mohamedbazoum #bazoum #aes (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
West African Leaders Lift Sanctions on Niger Months After Coup
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nigeria: Ray of Hope - Governor Bago's Compassionate Response Saved Health Worker's Life
[Daily Trust] Minna -- In the corridors of General Hospital Lapai, where healthcare professionals work tirelessly to serve the community, a distressing situation unfolded as one of their own, Abdulmutallib Abdullahi, found himself in the clutches of end-stage kidney failure. Abdulmutallib, an integral part of the USAID-funded ACE-4 project supporting the Niger State Ministry of Health on HIV care, faced an uphill battle with maintenance dialysis sessions of 2-3 sessions per week, costing a staggering N30,000 to N40,000 for each (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 23, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Labour Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Climate Change Will Make Locust Outbreaks ‘ Increasingly Hard to Prevent and Control ’
Extreme wind and rain may lead to bigger and worse desert locust outbreaks, with human-caused climate change likely to intensify the weather patterns and cause higher outbreak risks, a new study has found.
The desert locust — a short-horned species found in some dry areas of northern and eastern Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia — is a migratory insect that travels in swarms of millions over long distances and damages crops, causing famine and food insecurity. A square kilometer swarm comprises 80 million locusts that can in one day consume food crops enough to feed 35,000 people. The U.N.’s Food...
Source: TIME: Science - February 14, 2024 Category: Science Authors: CARLOS MUREITHI / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Russia's new military alliance encroaching on US sphere of influence
Russia's drive for closer military ties with Niger shows Moscow's determination to boost its presence in West Africa, posing a challenge for the U.S., which has a significant stake in the former French colony, an analyst of the region has said. The country has been under military rule since…#niger #moscow #westafrica #abdourahamanetiani #mohamedbazoum #islamist #olayinkaajala #africacorps #burkinafaso #wagner (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Coup juntas threaten to quit West Africa bloc: Here ’s what it means for the region
Three West African countries currently under the rule of military juntas have announced plans to exit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in a further sign of fragmentation across the region. Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, all of which are ruled by military leaders that seized…#westafrican #burkinafaso #nigerian #bolatinubu #mauritania #alexvines #africaprogramme #chathamhouse #tinubuof #nigeria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
OPEC Fund invests $1.7bn for global climate change and energy transition in 2023
RIYADH: A Nigerian solar plant and an Azerbaijan wind farm were among the 55 projects that received financing worth $1.7 billion from the OPEC Fund for International Development in 2023. Aligned with the multilateral development finance institution’s Climate Action Plan, support for renewable…#nigerian #azerbaijan #niger #uzbekistan #opecfunds #tanzania #opecfund #africa #middleeast #northafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa bloc over sanctions to reverse coups
West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday. They accused the bloc of “inhumane” sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations. ECOWAS said in a statement that it wasn’t notified of the…#westafrican #burkinafaso #authority #westafrica #ogeonubogu #africaprogram #wilsoncenter #niger #chetanwanze #lagos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
West Africa: Joint Communique from Burkina Faso, the Republic of Mali and The Republic of Niger
[allAfrica] Niamey -- Following is the text of the communique as posted on the X/Twitter account @PresidenceNiger The statement was also broadcast on the national television stations in each country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 28, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Burkina Faso Health and Medicine Malaria Niger West Africa Source Type: news
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger quit regional bloc in escalation of tension
West African states accuse Ecowas of being a threat to its members and under the influence of foreign powers#westafrican (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa economic bloc ECOWAS, citing coup sanctions, officials say
#niger #burkinafaso #westafrica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS as tensions deepen
Three West African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have quit the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS.#westafrican #burkinafaso #niger (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa's regional bloc as tensions deepen
Three West African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday, accusing the bloc of “inhumane” sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations. The juntas said in a joint statement read on state…#westafrican #burkinafaso #westafrica #niger (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
