October 03
West Africa: ECOWAS To Strengthen Regional Connectivity With Cavalla River Bridge Handover
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will officially hand over the construction the site for the construction of the Cavalla River Bridge, connecting Côte… Read more »
June 25, 2013
West Africa: Basketball Added to ECOWAS Games During Third Edition in 2014
Basketball will be added to the list of sports for the third ECOWAS games to be hosted by Côte d'Ivoire in 2014, bringing the number of sports to six, organisers have said. Read more »
June 22, 2013
West Africa: Six ECOWAS Countries Projected to Meet the MDGS
Six West African countries are projected to record a minimum seven per cent growth rate in 2013, sufficient to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) particularly the goal on… Read more »
June 13, 2013
West Africa: Cote d'Ivoire Gets Official Nod to Host 2014 ECOWAS Games
The ECOWAS Commission and the Ivorian Government have signed an agreement formally awarding the hosting rights of the third ECOWAS Games to the country. Read more »
June 14, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS Administration and Finance Council of Ministers Due to Meet in Abidjan
The 13th meeting of the ECOWAS Administration and Finance Committee (AFC) is due to meet on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 June 2013 in Abidjan, followed by the 70th Ordinary Session of… Read more »
April 24, 2013
West Africa: Ecowas Ministers Agree On 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 »
May 11, 2013
West Africa: Regional Defence Chiefs Charged On Successful Transformation of Afisma Into UN Mission in Mali
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 »
May 10, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS Defence Chiefs to Discuss Modalities for Transformation of Afisma Into UN Mission in Mali
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 »
May 11, 2013
West Africa: Regional Defence Chiefs Charged On Successful Transformation of Afisma Into UN Mission in Mali
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 »
April 24, 2013
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 »
April 19, 2013
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 »
April 13, 2013
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 »
March 27, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Call for Seamless Transformation of AFISMA Into a UN Operation
The ECOWAS Committee of Chief of Defence Staff (CCDS) ended an extraordinary meeting in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire on Tuesday 26th March 2013, calling for effective cooperation… Read more »
March 26, 2013
West Africa: Sustained International Engagement Required to End Mali Crisis
The Chairman of ECOWAS Committee of Chief of Defence Staff (CCDS), General Soumaila Babayoko has called for intensified and sustained international support to rid Mali of the… Read more »
February 24, 2013
West Africa: Peace and Security to Dominate 42nd Ordinary Session of Ecowas Leaders in Abidjan
Regional peace and security issues including the situations in Mali and Guinea- Bissau will dominate the 42nd Ordinary Session of the Summit of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of… Read more »
February 13, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS Commiserates with Guinea Over Death of Top Military Officers
The President of the ECOWAS Commission Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo has sent a condolence message to the President of Guinea, His Excellency Prof. Alpha Conde… Read more »
January 24, 2013
West Africa: Mali Commits to Implementation of UN Resolution
The Government of Mali has reaffirmed its "determination to fulfil its obligations" arising from the UN Security Council Resolution 2085 authorising the deployment of an… Read more »
December 19, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Supports Ivorian Refugees in Liberia with Humanitarian Assistance
The ECOWAS Commission on Tuesday 18th December 2012 in Monrovia, handed over 300 metric tons of rice to the Liberian Government for distribution to more than 66,800 Ivorian… Read more »
December 17, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Reassures Citizens On Security, Peace and Stability
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, has assured Community citizens of the organization's determination to… Read more »
December 10, 2012
West Africa: Towards the Adoption of an ECOWAS Common External Tariff
The 12th meeting of the ECOWAS-UEMOA Joint Management Committee on the Common External Tariff (ECOWAS CET) will take place in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire from 11 to 15 December 2012. Read more »
December 04, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS, Venezuela Sign Anti-Malaria Agreement
ECOWAS and the Government of the Bolivarian Republic if Venezuela in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Saturday, 1st December 2012, signed the Work Plan for the implementation of a 2009… Read more »
December 01, 2012
West Africa: Communique of the Council of Ministers On the Report of the UN Secretary General On Mali
1. The ECOWAS Council of Ministers, meeting at its 69th Ordinary Session in Abidjan from 30 November to 2 December 2012, took note of the Report of the United Nations Secretary… Read more »
November 14, 2012
West Africa: Ministers Call for Exclusive Funding of Infrastructure Projects in West Africa
ECOWAS Ministers in charge of infrastructure have recommended that part of the proceeds of the Community Levy, a 0.5 per cent levy on imports from outside the region, used to… Read more »
November 07, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Calls for Comprehensive Action Plan for Infrastructure Development in West Africa
ECOWAS has called on Member States and other stakeholders to evolve a comprehensive and concerted Action Plan to advance the development of infrastructure programme and projects in… Read more »
November 06, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Ministers Meet in Yamoussoukro On Regional Infrastructure Development
ECOWAS Ministers in charge of infrastructure are to meet in Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire on Friday 9th November 2012 to agree measures for the domestication of the Action Plan… Read more »
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