June 23, 2013
West Africa: 20 ECOWAS Volunteers Assume Duty in Sierra Leone
Twenty ECOWAS volunteers, recruited from six Member countries have arrived in Sierra Leone to boost the country's education sector. Read more »
April 20, 2013
West Africa: Recommendations for Enhancing the Promotion of Girls' Education
The ECOWAS expert's meeting on the education of girls and other vulnerable groups ended on Friday 19 April 2013 in Banjul with some important recommendations, whose implementation… Read more »
May 08, 2013
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 »
April 15, 2013
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 »
November 19, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Trains Community Youths in Air Conditioning, Auto Mechanics
Sixty-two youths from 11 ECOWAS Member States have successfully completed an intensive training in air conditioning and auto-mechanic engineering organized by the ECOWAS Youth and… Read more »
October 08, 2012
West Africa: Ministers Urge Widespread Promotion of the ECOWAS Reference Manual for Peace Education
ECOWAS Ministers of Education have urged the ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with technical and financial partners and Member States, to widely promote the ECOWAS Reference… Read more »
September 26, 2012
West Africa: 4th Conference of ECOWAS Ministers of Education to Consider Three Major Issues
The 4th Conference of ECOWAS Ministers of Education will take place in Abuja, Nigeria on Saturday 6 October, 2012. The main focus of the meeting will be the consideration of three… Read more »
July 07, 2012
West Africa: Jury Meets On 2012 Oustanding African Women Scientist Award
The jury for the selection of the 2012 African Union's Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards for Women, being implemented on behalf of the Union by ECOWAS, began a meeting on Monday, 6th… Read more »
West Africa: Minister Urges ECOWAS Member States to Promote Peace Culture Through Education
The Burkina Faso Minister for Education and Literacy, Honourable Koumba Boly, has called on ECOWAS Member States to promote the peace culture in the region through value-centred… Read more »
August 04, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Countries Urged to Harmonize Educational Programmes, Qualifications
ECOWAS Member States have been urged to harmonize the programmes and qualifications of their tertiary education systems as a major step towards regional integration and human… Read more »
July 26, 2011
West Africa: Experts to Validate Report of Study On Equivalence of Certificates in ECOWAS Region
A technical group of experts will meet in Lome, Togo, from 3rd to 6th August 2011 to validate the report of a feasibility study on the Equivalence of Certificates in West Africa.… Read more »
April 05, 2011
West Africa: Guinea Bissau Identifies Priority Areas
The newly constituted National Coordinating Council (NCC) of the ECOWAS Volunteers Programme (EVP) for Guinea Bissau has identified the education and health sectors as priority… Read more »
June 24, 2010
West Africa: Meeting Seeks Creation of Network to Ensure Standard Practice of Education Management Information System in West Africa
A meeting to ensure a comprehensive policy on the ECOWAS Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) programme in West Africa has ended with a call for the establishment of a… Read more »
June 16, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Director Makes Case for Education Management Information Systems Operators At Lome Meeting
The ECOWAS Director of Education, Culture, Science and Technology, Professor Abdoulaye Maga, has called for "massive" training, sensitization and advocacy on management information… Read more »