West Africa: A Mini-Summit On the Security Situation Between Liberia and RCI (ECOWAS)

A mini-summit of five (05) Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will be held on Saturday, 10 September 2011 in Abuja, Nigeria. Read more »

West Africa: Monitoring of the ECOWAS Mining Directive

The Ad hoc committee monitoring the implementation of the regional mining directive on Thursday, 26th May 2011 has constituted three committees that will visit Member States to… Read more »

West Africa: Ministers to Consider Ecowas Mineral Development Policy in Accra

ECOWAS Ministers in-charge of Mineral Resource Development will hold their 3rd meeting in Accra, Ghana on 3rd June 2011 to consider among others, the Draft ECOWAS Mineral… Read more »

West Africa: Amos Sawyer Arrives Abuja to Lead Ecowas Observers to Nigeria's Presidential Election

The former President of the Interim Government of Liberia and Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Nigeria's 16th April 2011 presidential polls, Professor Amos… Read more »

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 »

West Africa: Ministers Agree On Permanent Forum to Handle Mineral Sector Issues in West Africa

ECOWAS Ministers responsible for mineral resources development have recommended the establishment of a Permanent Forum to deal with matters affecting the mineral sector in Member… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Boss Inaugurates AD-Hoc Committee On Mining Sector

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, has inaugurated a 10-member Ad-hoc Committee to monitor the implementation of the ECOWAS Directive on the… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Ministers to Meet in Monrovia on Mineral Development Policy, Forum

Regional Ministers responsible for the mineral sector in Member States will meet on Friday, 8th October 2010 in Monrovia, Liberia to consider the draft Mineral Development Policy… Read more »

West Africa: 27th Ordinary Session of the Committee of Ecowas Chiefs of Defence Staff

The security within the ECOWAS region, the intra-community movement of small arms and light weapons as well as the constitution of the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) were among the… Read more »

West Africa: President Johnson Sirleaf Calls for Support for Ecowas' Efforts At Peace in West Africa

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia has called for "robust international support' for the ongoing efforts of ECOWAS to accelerate the political processes in Code d'Ivoire,… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Organizes Landmark Conference On Two Decades of Peace Processes in West Africa

A major international conference to commemorate and evaluate ECOWAS' involvement in peace processes in West Africa begins on Monday, 23rd March 2010 in Monrovia, Liberia. Read more »