May 11, 2013
West Africa: Workshop On Youth Employment Action Plan Ends in Accra
ECOWAS Member States have been urged to establish a mechanism for monitoring and evaluating the efficacy of their National Youth Employment Plans in responding to the youth… 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 »
March 21, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Moves to Harmonize Labour Laws in West Africa
The ECOWAS Social Dialogue Forum has ended its Bureau's meeting in Lome, Togo called to finalize the terms of reference for the recruitment of a consultant for the harmonization of… Read more »
March 10, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS, ILO to Intensify Fight Child Labour in West Africa
The ECOWAS Commission and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have agreed to work closely in addressing the challenges of child labour in West Africa. Read more »
February 27, 2012
West Africa: Experts Review ECOWAS Draft Youth Employment Action Plan
Regional gender and youth employment experts have concluded a two-day meeting in Abuja during which they reviewed the ECOWAS Draft Youth Employment Action Plan. Dr. Tarfa Sintiki,… Read more »
September 21, 2011
West Africa: More ECOWAS Youth Trained On Agricultural Entrepreneurship
Seventy-one youths have completed a month-long training on various aspects of agricultural production at the Songhai Centre in Porto Novo, the political capital of Benin, as part… Read more »
January 27, 2011
West Africa: West African Integration Built On Three Pillars, Says Ecowas Vice President
West Africa's integration is premised on the principle of promoting the unhindered intra-Community movement of its 230 million citizens so that they can avail themselves of the… Read more »
September 29, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas, Stakeholders Makes Progress in Youth Development And Empowerment
Regional stakeholders have concluded a sensitization workshop hosted by the ECOWAS Commission in Banjul, The Gambia that enabled them to discuss the implementation of the ECOWAS… Read more »