May 06, 2010
West Africa: Ministers to Chart Way Forward for Partenrship Negotiation With EU At Bamako Meeting
Regional ministers coordinating West Africa's negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) for a free trade area between the two regions are… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Condoles Nation Over Death of President Umar Musa
The ECOWAS Commission has received with a profound sense of shock and sadness, the death of President Musa Yar'Adua, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Commission Reassures Journalists
The ECOWAS Commission has assured the West African Journalists Association (WAJA) of its commitment to continue their collaboration in furthering the interest of the profession as… Read more »
May 04, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Commissioner Calls for Reappraisal of Ongoing Negotiations With the European Union
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Trade, Customs, Industry and Free Movement of Persons, Alhaji Mohamed Darami on Monday, 3rd May 2010 called for an appraisal of the ongoing negotiations… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Defends Its Insistence On Substantial European Union Contribution to Regional Development Fund
ECOWAS has vigorously defended its insistence on substantial European Union (EU) contribution to a comprehensive regional programme to develop West Africa's infrastructure and help… Read more »
May 03, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Military Chiefs in Guinea Bissau On Fact-Finding Mission
A four-member delegation of ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff arrived in Guinea Bissau on Monday, 3rd May 2010 on a fact-finding mission related to the 1st April 2010 incident by a… Read more »
April 22, 2010
West Africa: The Ecowas Commission Donates $ 550, 000 to the Government of Niger to Help It Curb the Food Crisis
The ECOWAS Commission has presented a cheque for $550,000 to the Government of Niger to help it provide succor to victims of the food crisis in the country. Read more »
West Africa: The President of the Ecowas Commission Calls for a Reasonable Transition in Niger
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho has paid an visit to Niamey during which he met with various officials and interacted with political… Read more »
April 13, 2010
West Africa: 27th Ordinary Session of the Committee of Ecowas Chiefs of Defence Staff
The security within the ECOWAS region, the intra-community movement of small arms and light weapons as well as the constitution of the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) were among the… Read more »
April 04, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas And African Union Condemn Events in Bissau
The President of ECOWAS Commission, H.E. James Victor Gbeho, and H.E. Jean Ping, the President of African Union Commission have condemned in no uncertain terms the attempted… Read more »
April 01, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas and its Partners Meet to Strengthen their Cooperation
Review cooperation between ECOWAS and its humanitarian partners on the one hand, and on the other, deliberate on areas of assistance that will facilitate joint action on impending… Read more »
West Africa: President of Ecowas Commission Declares the Era of Coups Over in the Region
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho declared on Tuesday, 30th March 2010 that the "era of coups is over" in West Africa following years of… Read more »
West Africa: President of Ecowas Commission Declares the Era of Coups Over in the Region
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho declared on Tuesday, 30th March 2010 that the "era of coups is over" in West Africa following years of… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Warns Military
ECOWAS has learnt with dismay and serious concern about reports of on-going attempts at destabilization by a section of the military in Guinea Bissau and wishes to condemn them in… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Puts Guinea Bissau Military On Guard
ECOWAS has learnt with dismay and serious concern about reports of on-going attempts at destabilisation by a section of the military in Guinea Bissau and wishes to condemn them in… Read more »
West Africa: Promote Tripartite Social Dialogue for the Consolidation of Social Cohesion in the Ecowas Region
« Social dialogue encompasses a lot of properties and plays an important role in the pursuit of social relations in a peaceful environment ». This declaration was made… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Launches Appeal for Partners to Help Regional Effort to Check Proliferation of Arms in Region
ECOWAS has launched on appeal to its European Union partners to help limit the influx into West Africa of small arms and light weapons West Africa which had contributed to more… Read more »
March 31, 2010
West Africa: Soon, a Regional Charter On Social Dialogue in the Ecowas Region
The meeting on the ECOWAS Tripartite Social Dialogue Forum resulted in the adoption of the Declaration, Rules of Procedure and Regional Charter on ECOWAS Social Dialogue. The Plan… Read more »
March 26, 2010
West Africa: African Union Campaign Against Trafficking Launched for Ecowas
Participants at a joint African Union/ECOWAS programme on human trafficking that ended on 26th March 2010 have recommended a variety of initiatives under a three-tier arrangement… Read more »
March 25, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Joins AU, IOM to Extend Fight Against Human Trafficking
ECOWAS has proven yet again to be a strong force in the fight against human trafficking. This time, it joined hands with the continental organization, the African Union, to launch… Read more »
March 24, 2010
West Africa: President Johnson Sirleaf Calls for Support for Ecowas' Efforts At Peace in West Africa
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia has called for "robust international support' for the ongoing efforts of ECOWAS to accelerate the political processes in Code d'Ivoire,… Read more »
March 21, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Organizes Landmark Conference On Two Decades of Peace Processes in West Africa
A major international conference to commemorate and evaluate ECOWAS' involvement in peace processes in West Africa begins on Monday, 23rd March 2010 in Monrovia, Liberia. Read more »
March 19, 2010
West Africa: Ministers Adopt Framework of Strategic Guidelines On the Reduction of Vulnerability to Climate Change
The ECOWAS Specialized Ministerial Technical Committee on Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources ended their day-long meeting late on Thursday, 18th March 2010 in Accra with… Read more »
March 17, 2010
West Africa: Ministers Adopt Plan for Implementation of the Ecowas Convention On Small Arms
ECOWAS ministers responsible for Defence and Security on Wednesday, 17th March 2010 adopted a five-year Plan of Action for the Implementation of the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms… Read more »
West Africa: Ministers Adopt Plan for Implementation of the Ecowas Convention On Small Arms Nigeria, Call for Ratification By All Member States
ECOWAS ministers responsible for Defence and Security on Wednesday, 17th March 2010 adopted a five-year Plan of Action for the Implementation of the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms… Read more »