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Africa: Former NSA Deputy Director Warns Against Ransom Payments, Calls West Africa ‘Global Epicenter’ of Terrorism

eriinfo.com4 days ago05 mins

Published: February 12, 2026 MONROVIA — Former Deputy Director of Liberia’s National Security Agency Sam Saryon has cautioned West African governments against negotiating with terrorist groups or paying ransom, arguing that such payments finance extremist expansion and weaken state authority. Speaking in a weekend interview on West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR), Saryon said ransom payments…

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Central Africa: UNFPA Warns 23 Million Girls in West, Central Africa Face FGM Risk By 2030

eriinfo.com6 days ago08 mins

– As the world marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the United Nations Population Fund has warned that 23 million additional girls in West and Central Africa could be subjected to the harmful practice by 2030 unless governments and partners sharply accelerate prevention efforts. The warning was issued Thursday…

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West Africa Launches Roadmap to Boost Access to Lassa Fever Vaccines

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago010 mins

The roadmap was developed under the leadership of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), with support from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), as part of efforts to strengthen epidemic preparedness and vaccine equity across the sub-region. West African countries have launched a regional framework aimed at ensuring equitable access to Lassa fever vaccines…

West Africa Takes Historic Step Toward Lassa Fever Vaccine Access With Launch of First End-to-End Roadmap

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago08 mins

West Africa has today, 3rd February 2026, marked a major milestone in regional health security with the official launch of the Lassa Fever End-to-End (E2E) Access Roadmap for West Africa, a first-of-its-kind, regionally-led framework designed to ensure equitable access to safe and effective Lassa fever vaccines once they become available. The roadmap was developed with…

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West Africa: Further Crackdowns By Military Juntas

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago06 mins

Nairobi — Sahel Leaders Solidify Hold on Power; Warring Forces Attack Civilians Leaders in several West African countries increased crackdowns on freedoms as they strengthened their hold on power in 2025, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2026. In Nigeria and the Sahel, Islamist armed groups and government forces and their allies…

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West Africa: Lagos Hospital Conducts ‘West Africa’s First’ Robotic Gynaecological Surgery

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago05 mins

“With robotic surgery, we removed two large tumours. She will go home today and return to work tomorrow.” The Prostate Clinic (TPC) Lagos has performed what it described as West Africa’s first robotic gynaecological surgery. The procedure, carried out on Sunday, marked the clinic’s expansion of robotic surgery from male-focused treatments to women’s health interventions….

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Africa Should Watch the West Carefully–Not Cheer, Not Panic, but Prepare

eriinfo.com4 weeks ago09 mins

For much of the post-Cold War period, Africa was cast in Western imagination as a continent of permanent emergency; defined by conflict, dependency, and the need for external correction. Today, that narrative is quietly losing its grip. Political polarisation in the United States, the rise of exclusionary populism in Europe, prolonged culture wars, and deepening…

SP Electricity North West Moves from Outages to Outstanding Performance with Rimini Street

eriinfo.com1 month ago06 mins

SP Electricity North West Moves from Outages to Outstanding Performance with Rimini Street Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, managed services and Agentic AI ERP innovation solutions, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced SP Electricity North West’s (SP ENW) successful…

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Africa: NAFDAC Approves First Robotic Surgical Platform in West Africa

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

Historic regulatory clearance for RoboMed™️ confirms safety and efficacy of robotic surgery for Nigerian patients Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has granted regulatory approval for the Toumai robotic surgical system, confirming its safety and efficacy for use in Nigerian patients. The approval makes Nigeria the first country in West…

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West Africa: NAFDAC Okays First Robotic Surgical Platform in West Africa

eriinfo.com2 months ago04 mins

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the Toumai robotic surgical system for clinical use. The approval marked a regulatory clearance that positions Nigeria as the first country in West Africa to authorise a robotic surgery platform for patient care. This followed an assessment of safety and efficacy based…