March 12, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Determined to Fight Regional Insecurity
ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff have ended an emergency meeting in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with wide-ranging recommendations on how to tackle security threats in the Sahel region and… Read more »
February 28, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Supports Ivorian Peace Process With U.S.$300,000
The ECOWAS Commission has donated 300,000 US dollars in support of the peace and reconciliation efforts in Cote d'Ivoire. Read more »
February 19, 2012
West Africa: General Obasanjo to Lead Joint AU-Ecowas Mission to Senegal
The 40th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has endorsed the dispatch of a Joint African Union-ECOWAS High- Level Mission to be led by… Read more »
February 16, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS to Provide Humanitarian Assistance to Victims of Food Crisis
The ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council has approved the release of three million dollars by the ECOWAS Commission to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of food crisis… Read more »
February 15, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Member States Urged to Rise Up to Regional Security Challenges
The Chairman of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council, Nigeria's Foreign Minister Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru has called on Member States to close ranks in dealing with the… Read more »
February 14, 2012
West Africa: 29th Ministerial Meeting of ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council in Abuja
A meeting of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council at ministerial level will take place on Wednesday, 15th February 2012 at the ECOWAS Commission's Abuja Headquarters, to… Read more »
January 25, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Statement On Recent Terrorist Attacks in Nigeria
The ECOWAS Commission condemns the spate of terrorist attacks which have recently claimed scores of lives in different parts of Nigeria thereby aggravating insecurity among both… Read more »
December 28, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Statement On Guinea Bissau
The ECOWAS Commission has learnt with dismay and utter disappointment the attempts by a section of the Armed Forces of Guinea Bissau to destabilize the political situation in the… Read more »
November 29, 2011
West Africa: Africa ECOWAS Peace Support Evaluation Exercise Ends in Accra
The ECOWAS Standby Force Command-Post Exercise (ESF CPX) code-named JIGUI III has ended in Accra, Ghana after a week-long series of activities including mapping and simulation of… Read more »
November 16, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Urged to Arrest Rising Spate of Piracy, Terrorism in the Region
A retreat of senior ECOWAS officials and other stakeholders has warned of a looming time bomb linked to the increased incidence of piracy and terrorism in the region and urged… Read more »
November 14, 2011
West Africa: Command Post Exercise for ECOWAS Standby Force in Accra
A Command Post Exercise (CPX) to evaluate aspects of the main component of the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) opens at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra… Read more »
October 10, 2011
West Africa: President Gbeho Appeals for Peaceful, Credible Elections in Liberia (ECOWAS)
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency James Victor Gbeho, has appealed for peaceful, free, fair and credible elections in Liberia. Read more »
October 05, 2011
West Africa: West African Defence Chiefs Intensify Efforts On Maritime Security (ECOWAS)
The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) has recommended an expansion of membership of its sub-committee on maritime security from five to 10 members, as part of… Read more »
October 01, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Expresses Solidarity With Nigeria On Security
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency James Victor Gbeho, has reiterated the organization's strong condemnation of the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Nigeria… Read more »
September 10, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Delegation Soon for UN to Discuss Region's Security Challenges
ECOWAS is to send a delegation to meet with the UN Secretary General in New York to canvass greater efforts by the UN in addressing the security challenges in West Africa,… Read more »
August 26, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS, Cote d'Ivoire Agree Post-Conflict Reconstruction Support
The ECOWAS Commission is to send a team of experts to Cote d'Ivoire in October to assist the country in working out details of projects to be funded by China under the framework of… Read more »
August 25, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Proposes Road Map for Resolution of Post-Conflict in RCI
The ECOWAS Commission has proposed a road map to address the post-conflict challenges faced by Cote d'Ivoire, which includes restoration of peace and security, repatriation of… Read more »
August 22, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Team in Cote d'Ivoire for Post-Conflict Reconstruction Talks
A high-level ECOWAS delegation led by the President of the Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, arrived in Abidjan on Monday, 22nd August 2011 for talks with officials of the… Read more »
July 16, 2011
West Africa: West African Police Chiefs Agree Joint Security Operations (ECOWAS)
A two-day meeting of the Technical Sub-Committees of the West African Police Chiefs Committee (WAPCCO) ended on Friday, 15th July 2011 in Conakry, Guinea with participants… Read more »
July 08, 2011
West Africa: President Jonathan Canvasses Speedy Ratification, Domestication of African Convention On IDPs (ECOWAS)
The current ECOWAS Chairman and President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has called on ECOWAS Member States to ratify and domesticate the African Union (AU) Convention on… Read more »
July 06, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Member States Urged to Implement African Convention On IDPs
A two-day meeting of experts on humanitarian issues in West Africa has been charged to come up with proposals to facilitate the speedy ratification and implementation of the… Read more »
June 30, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS to Discuss Implementation of Convention On Internally Displaced Persons
ECOWAS Ministers will gather in Abuja on 7th July 2011 to discuss the ratification and implementation of the African Union (AU) Convention for the Protection and Assistance of… Read more »
June 10, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Commission Expresses Concern Over Indiscriminate Movement of Weapons
The ECOWAS Commission wishes to express its deep concern over reports of the illicit movement of sophisticated weapons and mercenary fighters across the region's borders, a… Read more »
June 01, 2011
West Africa: Ecowas Emergency Response Team Ends Gps Training in Niamey
Members of the ECOWAS Emergency Response Team (EERT) have concluded a five-day training workshop in Niamey, Niger on the Global Positioning System (GPS) as part of an ongoing… Read more »
May 23, 2011
West Africa: Global Positioning Systems (gps) Training for the Ecowas Emergency Response Team (eert) Opens in Niamey, Niger
Thirty-three persons are participating in a workshop for emergency response managers and specialists on the application of the Global Positioning System (GPS) in emergency response… Read more »
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