Economic Community of West African States (Abuja)

May 17

Recommendations for Enhancing the Promotion of Girls' Education [SPONSOR WIRE]

The ECOWAS expert's meeting on the education of girls and other vulnerable groups ended on Friday 19 April 2013 in Banjul with some important recommendations, whose implementation... Read more »
Commissioner Defends Ecowas' Role in Mali, Tasks Human Rights Campaigners [SPONSOR WIRE]

ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Gender, Dr. Adrienne Diop, has affirmed ECOWAS' total involvement in the crisis in Mali and attributed the current global interest in... Read more »
Ecowas Ministers Agree On Implementation Action Plan On Proposed Lagos-Abidjan Highway [SPONSOR WIRE]

ECOWAS Ministers of Works/Road Infrastructure, Transport, Finance and Justice from Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo, ended their one-day meeting of Monday, 22nd April... Read more »

ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Seek West African Command for UN Mission in Mali [SPONSOR WIRE]

The 12,800-strong UN stabilization force which is to replace the African-led Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) should be commanded by a West African, in recognition of the region's... Read more »

Regional Defence Chiefs Charged On Successful Transformation of Afisma Into UN Mission in Mali [SPONSOR WIRE]

Cote d'Ivoire's Minister in Charge of Defence in the Office of the President, Mr. Paul Koffi Koffi Has Urged Regional Chiefs of Defence Staff to Make Recommendations for the... Read more »
Workshop On Youth Employment Action Plan Ends in Accra [SPONSOR WIRE]

ECOWAS Member States have been urged to establish a mechanism for monitoring and evaluating the efficacy of their National Youth Employment Plans in responding to the youth... Read more »

Message of Condolences of the AFISMA Head of Mission, Following the Death of Brigadier General Yaye Garba, Afisma Deputy Force Commander [SPONSOR WIRE]

President Pierre Buyoya, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and Head of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA), has... Read more »
ECOWAS, Partners Have Made Irreversible Progress in Mali [SPONSOR WIRE]

ECOWAS and the international community have made irreversible progress in Mali by freeing the north of the country from the grip of terrorists and securing its territorial... Read more »
ECOWAS Sympathizes With Nigeria Over Pilots Death [SPONSOR WIRE]

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo has sent a condolence message to Nigeria's President Dr. Goodluck Ebele... Read more »
ECOWAS Defence Chiefs to Discuss Modalities for Transformation of Afisma Into UN Mission in Mali [SPONSOR WIRE]

The modalities for the transformation of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) into a UN Mission will be discussed at a two-day meeting of the... Read more »
Regional Defence Chiefs Charged On Successful Transformation of Afisma Into UN Mission in Mali [SPONSOR WIRE]

Cote d'Ivoire's Minister in charge of Defence in the office of the President, Mr. Paul Koffi Koffi has urged regional chiefs of defence staff to make recommendations for the... Read more »

Minister Wants Entrepreneurship Studied in Educational Institutions in West Africa [SPONSOR WIRE]

Ghana's Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Honourable Nii Armah Ashietey, has called for the introduction of entrepreneurship as a course in institutions of higher... Read more »
Stakeholders Advocate Continued Support for ECOWAS Peace Support Initiatives [SPONSOR WIRE]

Stakeholders have called for uninterrupted funding for and sustainability of ECOWAS peace support initiatives, especially the resettlement and rehabilitation of thousands of... Read more »

Human Rights Campaigners Seek Prosecution of Violators At Ecowas Court of Justice [SPONSOR WIRE]

West Africa's human rights institutions have called for the prosecution of human rights violations at the Community Court of Justice while Member States should establish a... Read more »

Commissioner Defends ECOWAS' Role in Mali, Tasks Human Rights Campaigners [SPONSOR WIRE]

ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Gender, Dr. Adrienne Diop, has affirmed ECOWAS' total involvement in the crisis in Mali and attributed the current global interest in... Read more »

Experts Adopt Road Map for Enhancing the Power of Community Parliament [SPONSOR WIRE]

A road map that will ultimately result in the adoption of a Supplementary Act to enhance the powers of the ECOWAS Parliament has been adopted at a multidisciplinary meeting of... Read more »
Stakeholders Commend ECOWAS Peace Support Project, Urge Sustainability [SPONSOR WIRE]

Participants at a just-ended stakeholders' forum held in Monrovia, Liberia, have lauded the multi-million dollar donor support to the ECOWAS for Peace and Development Project... Read more »

ECOWAS Ministers Agree Implementation Action Plan On Proposed Lagos-Abidjan Highway [SPONSOR WIRE]

ECOWAS Ministers of Works/Road Infrastructure, Transport, Finance and Justice from Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo, ended their one-day meeting of Monday, 22nd April... Read more »

ECOWAS Election Observer Mission Gets Automated [SPONSOR WIRE]

The Electoral Assistance Division of the ECOWAS Commission on 17th April, 2013 in Abuja, presented a database that will house the records of all professionals in the region in the... Read more »

Minister Canvasses Capacitation of ECOWAS Parliament [SPONSOR WIRE]

Ghana's Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Ms Marietta Brew Appiah- Oppong has urged experts charged with developing a mechanism for enlarging the powers of the ECOWAS... Read more »
Experts Meeting On Enhancing the Powers of ECOWAS Parliament to Take Place in Accra [SPONSOR WIRE]

An experts meeting to consider a mechanism for enhancing the powers of the ECOWAS parliament in compliance with the 2003 directive of regional leaders opens in Accra on Monday,... Read more »

Experts Discuss ECOWAS Cdp Data Content, Roadmap for Donors' Round Table [SPONSOR WIRE]

A regional consultative meeting has ended in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, on the design of format and content of the ECOWAS Development Programme (CDP) project datasheets and... Read more »
Call for Accelerated Implementation of African Infrastructure Development Programme [SPONSOR WIRE]

Stakeholders, including Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the African Union, NEPAD, development partners and the World Economic Forum (WEF), have ended a three-day meeting in... Read more »
ECOWAS Ministers to Meet On Construction of Lagos-Abidjan Highway [SPONSOR WIRE]

ECOWAS Ministers of Works/Road Infrastructure, Transport, Finance and Justice from Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo, will meet on Monday, 22nd April 2013 in Abuja to... Read more »

ECOWAS, Other Stakeholders Review Implementation of African Infrastructure Development Programme [SPONSOR WIRE]

A three-day international workshop is underway in Johannesburg, South Africa on the implementation of the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) and private... Read more »

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