February 01, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS New Commissioners Assume Office
Six new ECOWAS Commissioners on Wednesday 1st February 2012 assumed duty at the Commission, replacing some of the pioneer Commissioners whose four-year tenure ended on 31st January… Read more »
January 27, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Press Release On the Forthcoming Presidentiel Election in the Republic of Senegal
The ECOWAS Commission has followed closely in recent weeks developments in the political party campaigns leading to the forthcoming Presidential Elections in the Republic of… 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 »
December 11, 2011
West Africa: Joint ECOWAS-UEMOA Committee Agrees Roadmap
The 11th Meeting of the Joint ECOWAS-UEMOA Committee for the Management of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) has agreed a roadmap for the finalization of a draft ECOWAS CET… Read more »
December 02, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Will Cover the Legislative Election in Cote d'Ivoire
In pursuance of the provisions of the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance (2001), the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. James Victor GBEHO will… 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 30, 2011
West Africa: President Gbeho Honoured for Statesmanship (ECOWAS)
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency James Victor Gbeho has been honoured for statesmanship and excellence in international diplomacy. Read more »
November 22, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Statement On the 24 November 2011 Presidential Election in the Gambia
The ECOWAS Commission has informed the President of the Gambia about its decision not to dispatch an ECOWAS Observer Mission to the Presidential Election scheduled to take place in… Read more »
November 08, 2011
West Africa: President Gbeho Commends Liberians for Commitment to Democracy (ECOWAS)
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency James Victor Gbeho has commended Liberians for their high sense of patriotism by exercising their constitutional right in the… Read more »
November 05, 2011
West Africa: Ecowas Statement on the Eve of The 8 November Presidential Run-off Elections
The attention of the ECOWAS Commission has been drawn to an undated press statement titled "CDC Final Position on the holding of electionson November 8, 2011" and issued on 4… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Surprise at Tubman's Boycott Pronouncement
The attention of the ECOWAS Commission has been drawn to an undated press statement titled "CDC Final Position on the holding of electionson November 8, 2011" and issued on 4… Read more »
November 02, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Sends More Observers for Liberia's Presidential Run-Off
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is sending an enlarged 200-member Election Observation Mission to monitor Liberia's Presidential run- off polls on 11th… Read more »
October 28, 2011
Liberia: Ecowas Reacts to Opposition's Run-Off Boycott Plan
The ECOWAS Commission has received with deep concern news of the decision by the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), the main opposition party in Liberia, led by Mr. Winston… Read more »
October 25, 2011
West Africa: Sierra Leone Electoral Commission Pays Courtesy Visit to ECOWAS Commission
A four-member delegation of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone led by its Chairperson, Dr. Christiana Thorpe on Tuesday, 25th October 2011 met with the… Read more »
October 21, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Commission Unveils New Presidential Lounge
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency James Victor Gbeho on Thursday, 20th October 2011 unveiled a Presidential Lounge, which will serve as a meeting room for… Read more »
October 19, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Lauds President Pires Over Mo Ibrahim Prize
The ECOWAS Commission has received with pride the news of the award of the 2011 Mo Ibrahim Prize for Good Governance in Africa to His Excellency Pedro Verona Pires, former… Read more »
October 11, 2011
West Africa: Liberians Lauded for Peaceful, Orderly Elections
The Head of the 150-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Liberia, Professor Attahiru Jega, has commended Liberians for their peaceful and orderly conduct during the… 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 09, 2011
West Africa: President Gbeho Tasks ECOWAS Election Observers On Impartiality
The President of ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency James Victor Gbeho, has called on the 150-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission being deployed to monitor Liberia's 11th… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Observation Team Hopeful of Successful Polls in Liberia
Professor Attahiru Jega, head of the 150-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Liberia, has expressed optimism about the potential for the successful outcome of the… 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 »
October 03, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff Meet in Abuja
A two-day meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) opens in Abuja on 4th October 2011 to consider the recommendations of an extraordinary meeting of the… Read more »
September 23, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Sensitizes Non-State Actors On Role of Joint Border Posts
The ECOWAS Commission has pledged to sustain its collaboration with the private sector, civil society and government agencies in the campaign to encourage Member States to improve… Read more »
August 20, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Urges Member States to Pay Up Community Levy
The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has appealed to Member States to pay up their outstanding Community levy before the next summit of Heads of State and Government to enable the… Read more »