West Africa: ECOWAS Member States Urged to Revolutionize Crime Control

The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Mrs. Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman on Friday 14th September 2012 in Abidjan, urged Member States to modify their… Read more »

West Africa: Ministers Solicit Improved Service Conditions for Security Operatives in the ECOWAS Region

Ministers in charge of security services in ECOWAS Member States have called on the relevant authorities to improve the salaries, living and working conditions of internal security… Read more »

West Africa: Extra-Ordinary Meeting of ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council Holds in Abidjan

An extra-ordinary meeting of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council, comprising Ministers in charge of Foreign Affairs and Defence in Member States, will take place on Monday,… Read more »

West Africa: Emergency Meeting of Ecowas Defence Chiefs Ends in Abidjan

The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) ended its two-day emergency meeting on 15th September 2012 in Abidjan, reiterating some of the proposals from its two… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Calls On Member States to Ratify Regional Convention Against proliferation of Small Arms

ECOWAS Member States yet to ratify the 2006 Regional Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons have been urged to do so as a demonstration of their collective determination to rid… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Urges Law Enforcement Agencies in West Africa to Close Ranks

Law enforcement agencies and operatives in West Africa should close ranks and upgrade their knowledge and tools in order to counter the sophistication of criminals and the rising… Read more »

West Africa: Minister Calls for Pooling of Resources to Beat Organized Crimes in West Africa

Cote d'Ivoire's Interior Minister Honourable Hamed Bakayoko has called for the pooling of resources by ECOWAS Member States and closer cooperation by their security agencies to… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Defence Chiefs to Hold Extra-Ordinary Session On Mali in Abidjan

West Africa's defence chiefs will meet in extraordinary session in Abidjan from 14th September 2012 to finalize the road map for the deployment of the ECOWAS Mission in Mali… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Ministers, Police and Security Chiefs Meet in Abidjan

Ministers in charge of Security in ECOWAS Member States are to meet on Saturday, 15th September 2012 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire to review the security situation and make… Read more »

West Africa: President Sirleaf Warns of Grave Security Situation Along Border Between Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia has warned that the unstable security situation along the country's border with neighbouring Cote d'Ivoire was "grave" and could threaten… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Urged to Intensify Efforts Toward Enduring Regional Peace and Security

The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Mrs. Salamatu Suleiman, has called on regional defence chiefs to redouble efforts at ensuring enduring peace and… Read more »

West Africa: Emergency Meeting of Ecowas Committee of Defence Staff on Mali in Abidjan

ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) will hold an emergency meeting in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire 25-26 July 2012 on the outcome of the recent Technical Assessment… Read more »

West Africa: President of ECOWAS Commission Officially Sworn in

Ambassador Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo was on Friday 29th June, 2012 in Yamoussoukro, Côte-d'Ivoire, formally sworn in as President of the ECOWAS… Read more »

West Africa: Forty-First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government Final Communique

FORTY-FIRST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ECOWAS AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, 28-29 June 2012 FINAL COMMUNIQUE Read more »

West Africa: Political Crises in Mali, Guinea Bissau to Dominate 41st ECOWAS Summit

The political situations in Guinea Bissau and Mali will dominate discussions at the 41st Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government taking place on… Read more »

West Africa: Cote d'Ivoire Offers to Host 3rd ECOWAS Games in 2014

Cote d'Ivoire has officially offered to host the 3rd Edition of the ECOWAS Under-23 Games in 2014, just as the 2nd Edition of the regional biennial competition being hosted by… Read more »

West Africa: Stakeholders Move to Strengthening Media Contributions to Regional Peace, Stability

A forum of stakeholders working to improve media practice and contributions to regional peace and security in West Africa has launched new initiatives that would enable the press… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Honours Slain Niger Soldiers

The Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission Dr. Toga Gayewea McIntosh on Thursday, 14th June 2012 in Abidjan, joined the Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and… Read more »

West Africa: Council of Ministers Recommends Expansion of ECOWAS Commission

The 68th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers ended in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Tuesday, 12th June 2012, with wide-ranging recommendations including one for an… Read more »

West Africa: Minister Calls for Modernization of ECOWAS Management Procedures

Cote d'Ivoire's Foreign Minister, Honourable Daniel Kablan Duncan opened the 68th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers in Abidjan on Monday 11th June 2012 by calling… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Ordinary Session of Council of Ministers to Hold in Abidjan

The 68th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers takes in place in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on 11th and 12th June 2012. Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Provides Food Assistance to Displaced Ivoirians

The ECOWAS Commission has presented 1,320 tons of grains valued at more than one million US dollars to the Government of Cote d'Ivoire to alleviate the sufferings of some one… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Council to Meet in Abidjan On Allocation of Statutory Positions

The ECOWAS Council of Ministers will meet in Abidjan from 18th May 2012 on the allocation of nine statutory positions in the ECOWAS Commission and other Community institutions. Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Mediation and Security Council to Hold Extra-Ordinary Meeting in Abidjan

An extra-ordinary session of the ministers of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) will take place on Saturday, 19th May, 2012 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire to review the… Read more »

West Africa: Meeting of Ecowas Administration and Finance Committee Underway in Abidjan

The new management of the ECOWAS Commission is working to enhance efficiency and equip the organisation to respond to the dynamics of its external environment and the demands of… Read more »