West Africa: Minister Wants Entrepreneurship Studied in Educational Institutions in West Africa

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 »

West Africa: Stakeholders Advocate Continued Support for ECOWAS Peace Support Initiatives

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

West Africa: Commissioner Defends ECOWAS' Role in Mali, Tasks Human Rights Campaigners

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 »

West Africa: Experts Adopt Road Map for Enhancing the Power of Community Parliament

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 »

West Africa: Stakeholders Commend ECOWAS Peace Support Project, Urge Sustainability

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 »

West Africa: ECOWAS Ministers Agree Implementation Action Plan On Proposed Lagos-Abidjan Highway

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 »

West Africa: ECOWAS Election Observer Mission Gets Automated

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 »

West Africa: Minister Canvasses Capacitation of ECOWAS Parliament

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 »

West Africa: Experts Meeting On Enhancing the Powers of ECOWAS Parliament to Take Place in Accra

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 »

West Africa: Experts Discuss ECOWAS Cdp Data Content, Roadmap for Donors' Round Table

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 »

West Africa: Call for Accelerated Implementation of African Infrastructure Development Programme

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 »

West Africa: ECOWAS Ministers to Meet On Construction of Lagos-Abidjan Highway

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 »

West Africa: ECOWAS, Other Stakeholders Review Implementation of African Infrastructure Development Programme

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 »

West Africa: ECOWAS, Development Partners Adopt New Coordination Mechanism

ECOWAS and its development partners have reached an agreement on a three-tier mechanism for coordinating their joint activities for greater effectiveness. Under the agreement… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS to Send 40 Volunteers to Sierra Leone

ECOWAS plans to deploy 40 volunteers to Sierra Leone to support the country’s health and education sectors. To this end, a delegation of the ECOWAS Volunteers Programme (EVP)… Read more »

West Africa: Sub-Regional Meeting of Experts in Banjul On Education of Girls and Other Vulnerable Children

A meeting of regional experts on education of girls and other vulnerable children is scheduled to take place in Banjul from 16 to 19 of April 2013 under the auspices of the ECOWAS… Read more »

West Africa: Sweden Supports ECOWAS Programme On Climate Adaptability

Sweden is to provide 6.7 million US dollars over four years to support West Africa's programme to reduce the region’s vulnerability to climate change. Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS, Partners Take Bold Step to Eliminate Malaria

ECOWAS and its partners have achieved another milestone in their stride towards the elimination of malaria in the region with the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS, EU Sign 74 Million-Euro Agreement to Support AFISMA, Free Movement

ECOWAS and the European Union on Tuesday, 9th April 2013 in Abuja, signed a grant agreement for 76 million Euros to support the African-led International Mission in Mali (AFISMA),… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS, UN Partners Review Regional Peace Support Projects

An ECOWAS delegation and officials of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and UNESCO have ended a three-day meeting in Dakar, Senegal for the review of the regional… Read more »

West Africa: UK Envoy Accredited as Country's Special Representative to ECOWAS

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadre Desire Ouedraogo has praised the government of the United Kingdom for its contributions to the success of West Africa's… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS, Partners to Hold Meeting in Abuja

The 9th Annual Coordination meeting between ECOWAS and its Development Partners will take place on Monday, 8th April 2013 at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, to discuss the status… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Commission's President, U.S. Delegation Exchange Views On Mali

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, on Wednesday, 3rd April 2013 met with a visiting delegation from the… Read more »

West Africa: Veterinary Chiefs Agree Common Positions On Standards At Abuja Workshop

West Africa's Chief Veterinary Officers have agreed on harmonized standards for key areas in animal health to be presented to African delegates at the April 2013 meeting of the… Read more »

West Africa: National Orientation Agency of Nigeria Partners ECOWAS On Peace

The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Mrs. Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman, has reiterated ECOWAS' commitment to support peace initiatives by any Member… Read more »