June 28, 2012
West Africa: Political Crises in Mali, Guinea Bissau to Dominate 41st ECOWAS Summit
The political situations in Guinea Bissau and Mali will dominate discussions at the 41st Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government taking place on… Read more »
West Africa: Experts to Validate ECOWAS Reference Manual On the Culture of Peace
Regional experts are to meet in Ouagadougou, the Burkina Faso capital, from 2-6 July, 2012, to validate the ECOWAS Reference Manual on the Culture of Peace, Human Rights,… 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 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: 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 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 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 13, 2012
West Africa: Security Council Recommends Deployment of Regional Force in Mali
The ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council has recommended for adoption by regional leaders, the report of the Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff on the possible deployment of a… Read more »
March 24, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Calls On Senegalese to Seek Peaceful Re-Run Presidential Election
The Head of the ECOWAS Observation Mission, His Excellency Koffi Sama, has reiterated his call on the people of Senegal to ensure that the run-off presidential election "unfolds in… Read more »
February 19, 2012
West Africa: General Obasanjo to Lead Joint AU-Ecowas Mission to Senegal
The 40th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has endorsed the dispatch of a Joint African Union-ECOWAS High- Level Mission to be led by… 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 »
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 »
September 10, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Delegation Soon for UN to Discuss Region's Security Challenges
ECOWAS is to send a delegation to meet with the UN Secretary General in New York to canvass greater efforts by the UN in addressing the security challenges in West Africa,… Read more »
August 26, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS, Cote d'Ivoire Agree Post-Conflict Reconstruction Support
The ECOWAS Commission is to send a team of experts to Cote d'Ivoire in October to assist the country in working out details of projects to be funded by China under the framework of… Read more »
August 25, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Proposes Road Map for Resolution of Post-Conflict in RCI
The ECOWAS Commission has proposed a road map to address the post-conflict challenges faced by Cote d'Ivoire, which includes restoration of peace and security, repatriation of… Read more »
August 22, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Team in Cote d'Ivoire for Post-Conflict Reconstruction Talks
A high-level ECOWAS delegation led by the President of the Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, arrived in Abidjan on Monday, 22nd August 2011 for talks with officials of the… Read more »
April 12, 2011
West Africa: Ecowas Wants Dignified Treatment of Ex-President
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, has expressed "lingering concerns regarding the fate of Mr. Laurent Gbagbo in captivity" and called on… Read more »
April 01, 2011
West Africa: Ecowas Press Statement On the Violence in Côte d'Ivoire
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has followed with grave concern the violent and speedy turn that the political crisis in Côte… Read more »
March 25, 2011
West Africa: Resolution of Ecowas on the Situation in Cote d'Ivoire
The Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, meeting in Abuja from 23 to 24 March 2011 at its 39th Ordinary Summit; Read more »
West Africa: Resolution of the Authority of Ecowas on the Situation in Cote d'Ivoire
The Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, meeting in Abuja from 23 to 24 March 2011 at its 39th Ordinary Summit; Read more »
January 14, 2011
West Africa: Increasing Support to the Electoral Process in Niger
An ECOWAS-African Union-United Nations tripartite delegation concluded a two- day visit to Niger on the eve of the opening of the presidential campaign, which is due to start on… Read more »
January 20, 2011
West Africa: Ecowas Defence Chiefs Urged to Play Lead Role to Maintain Regional Peace And Security
The Chairman of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS), Air Chief Marshall Oluseyi Petinrin,has called on his colleague Chiefs of Defence Staff from Member States… Read more »
