May 24, 2012
West Africa: President Ouedraogo Assures On Regional Security
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, has affirmed that West Africa will overcome its "transient" security challenges for the sustenance of… Read more »
May 21, 2012
West Africa: Accra Workshop to Consider Women's Role in Regional Agricultural Investment Programme
A four-day workshop to examine women's role in the search for food sovereignty in West Africa through their involvement in the ECOWAS Regional Agriculture Investment Plan will… Read more »
May 16, 2012
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: President Ouedraogo to Accelerate Regional Integration, Consolidate Ecowas Activities
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, has pledged to accelerate the progress of regional integration and consolidate the activities of ECOWAS… 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: 4th Ecowas Business Forum in Gambia to Focus On ICT
The 4th ECOWAS Business Forum and the 2nd ECOWAS Private Sector Awards scheduled to take place in the Gambia in September 2012, will be focusing on Information and Communication… 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 »
May 14, 2012
West Africa: Reintegration of Displaced Community Citizens, an ECOWAS Priority
The resettlement and reintegration of ECOWAS citizens displaced by conflicts is a priority critical to the region's overarching people-centred integration and development… Read more »
May 11, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff to Meet in Abuja
A one-day meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) will hold on Monday, 14th May 2012 in Abuja to consider modalities for the deployment of troops to… Read more »
May 14, 2012
West Africa: Visit of Nigeria's Federal Commissioner for Refugees to the ECOWAS Commission
The Federal Commissioner for Nigeria's National Commission for Refugees (NCFR), Hajiya Hadiza Kangiwa, on Monday, 23rd April, 2012 paid a courtesy call on the ECOWAS Commissioner… Read more »
May 13, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Volunteers Charged to Promote Regional Peace
The Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Toga McIntosh, has charged pioneer ECOWAS Volunteers deployed in Liberia to be worthy ambassadors by promoting the ideals of peace… Read more »
May 08, 2012
West Africa: Second ECOWAS Games Now for 16th - 22nd June 2012 in Accra
The Second ECOWAS Under-23 Games earlier scheduled for 2nd to 8th June 2012 in Accra, Ghana, will now take place from 16th to 22nd June 2012 due to logistics reasons. Read more »
May 07, 2012
West Africa: Minister Expresses Gratitude to ECOWAS for Supporting Liberia
The induction training of pioneer ECOWAS Volunteers for Liberia kicked off in Monrovia on Monday, 7th May 2012, with the Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Planning, Mr.… Read more »
May 06, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Prepares Regional Volunteers for Deployment in Liberia
The pioneer ECOWAS Volunteers made of young specialists in various fields of human endeavour are to receive a week-long induction training in Monrovia, Liberia from Monday, 7th May… Read more »
May 04, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Leaders Agree New Measures to Restore Peace to Guinea Bissau, Mali
ECOWAS leaders have threatened to reinstate targeted sanctions against those who disrupt the process for the election of a new president in Mali to replace President Amadou Toumani… Read more »
May 02, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS to Hold Second Extra-Ordinary Summit On Guinea Bissau, Mali
ECOWAS leaders are to hold a second extra-ordinary session in Dakar, Senegal on Thursday, 3rd May 2012 to synchronize regional responses to the unfolding political crises in two… Read more »
May 01, 2012
West Africa: Committee Recommends Study On Culture Contributions to Economy of ECOWAS Region
The Ad-hoc Committee monitoring the implementation of ECOWAS Regional Culture Development and Integration Programme has recommended that a study on the contributions of culture to… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Sanctions Guinea Bissau After Failed Talks
ECOWAS has imposed diplomatic, economic and financial sanctions on Guinea Bissau after talks in Banjul on 29th April 2012 between Foreign Ministers of the regional Contact Group… Read more »
April 30, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Losing Patience Over Perennial Crisis in Guinea Bissau
The Gambian President, Alhaji Yahya Jammeh, has warned that the region was "losing its patience" over the perennial political crisis in Guinea Bissau and would not allow a tiny… Read more »
April 29, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Contact Group Ministers On Guinea Bissau Meets in Banjul
Foreign Ministers of the seven-nation ECOWAS Contact Group on Guinea Bissau are meeting with the country's political stakeholders on Sunday, 29th April 2012 in Banjul, The Gambia,… Read more »
April 27, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS to Send Troops to Guinea Bissau, Mali
ECOWAS leaders have authorized the immediate deployment of regional troops to Guinea Bissau and Mali as part of efforts to restore peace in the two Member States following military… Read more »
April 26, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Provides U.S.$4.5 Million Humanitarian Support to Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger
ECOWAS has presented cheques totally 4.5 million US dollars to three of its Member States to enable them cope with refugee and displacement crisis caused by the rebellion in the… Read more »
April 25, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Leaders to Meet in Abidjan On Guinea Bissau, Mali Crises
ECOWAS Heads of State and Government are to meet in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Thursday, 26th April 2012, on the political crises in Guinea Bissau and Mali. Read more »
April 26, 2012
West Africa: Regional Experts Call for Emergency Fund to Deal With Animal Diseases
Regional experts in animal diseases have ended a five-day meeting in Accra, Ghana with wide-ranging recommendations, including the call for the setting up of an emergency fund at… Read more »
April 27, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Statement on Sending Troops to Mali and Guinea Bissau
1. At the invitation of H.E. Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire and Chairman of ECOWAS, the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic… Read more »