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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

West Africa: ECOWAS Signs Agreement With Cuba for the Elimination of Malaria

ECOWAS and the Republic of Cuba have agreed new measures to revive their collaboration towards the elimination of malaria in West Africa by 2015 through a control and elimination… Read more »

West Africa: Journalists Challenged On Small Arms, Light Weapons Proliferation in West Africa

A three-day sensitization and capacity building workshop for journalists on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALWs) control opened on Thursday, 19th April 2012 at Ghana's border town… Read more »

West Africa: Media Sensitization Workshop On Small Arms, Light Weapons Control Holds in Ghana

A three-day sensitization and capacity building workshop for journalists in Ghana, opens on Thursday, 19th April 2012 at Sogakope near the country's border with Togo, as part of… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Ecowas Delegation Due in Bissau to Impress On Immediate Return to Constitutional Rule

An ECOWAS delegation led by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, is due in Guinea Bissau on Monday, 16th April 2012 to deliver a special… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Delegation Due in Bissau to Impress On Immediate Return to Constitutional Rule

An ECOWAS delegation led by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, is due in Guinea Bissau on Monday, 16th April 2012 to deliver a special… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Reaction to On Going Coup Attempt in Guinea Bissau

The ECCOWAS Commission has just learnt with great concern about the on-going attempt by the military to overthrow the Government of Guinea Bissau. Read more »

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 »

West Africa: Ecowas Meets on Guinea-Bissau Security

Ministers of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council will meet in Abidjan on Thursday, 12th April 2012 to review proposals for resolving the political crises in Mali and Guinea… Read more »