The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched the Sub-Saharan Africa Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend Plus (SWEDD+) project, a $365 million initiative aimed at promoting gender equality, healthcare, and economic empowerment in West Africa. The project, unveiled on Monday in Abuja, targets five countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, The Gambia, Senegal, and Togo. […]