West Africa: ECOWAS Moves to Streamline Informal Trade in the Region

Regional experts have approved a programme to formalize informal trade in the West African region as part of efforts to reduce poverty, boost economic development and integration… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Policy On Science and Technology Adopted By Ministers At 2nd Conference

The 2nd Conference of ECOWAS Ministers responsible for Science and Technology ended on Saturday, 24th March, 2012 in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast with the adoption of the an ECOWAS… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Mediation, Security Council to Meet in Abidjan On Mali, Guinea-Bissau

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 »

West Africa: ECOWAS Commission Declaration Following the Declaration of Independence of Northern Mali By the MNLA

The ECOWAS Commission has just learnt from the international media today 6th April 2012, of the so-called Declaration of Independence by the National Movement for the Liberation of… Read more »

West Africa: Statement By H. E. Alassane Ouattara, Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government On the Positive Development of the Political Situation in Mali

Following the coup d'état perpetrated by Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo on 22 March 2012 against the democratically elected President of Mali, H.E. Amadou Toumani Touré,… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Joint Chiefs of Defence Staff Hold Emergency Meeting On Mali Crisis

An emergency meeting of ECOWAS Joint Chiefs of Defence Staff opened Thursday 5th April 2012, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, to discuss the political situation in Mali, including the… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS, UN to Co-Produce Documentary Film On West African Women Traders

The ECOWAS Commission and the United Nations (UN) are jointly producing a television documentary that will project the contributions of women in regional cross-border trade. Read more »

West Africa: West African Veterinary Service Chiefs Meet in Accra

A meeting of chiefs of veterinary services and other stakeholders of ECOWAS Member States opened in Accra, Ghana on Monday, 2nd April 2012 to develop a coordinated regional… Read more »

West Africa: Livestock Stakeholders Meet in Accra On Regional Mechanism for Animal Disease Control

A meeting of stakeholders in the veterinary services of ECOWAS Member States is underway in Accra, Ghana to agree a coordinated surveillance and laboratory- based mechanism for the… Read more »

West Africa: Committee Adopts Strategic Regional Development Document

The ECOWAS Strategic Planning Coordinating Committee (SPCC) has adopted the Regional Medium-Term Action Area (RMTAA) document and its implementation framework spelling out the… Read more »

West Africa: Ministers Launch Appeal for Strong Support of West Africa Industrial Policy

Ministers in charge of Industry in the ECOWAS region ended a one-day Symposium in Lome, Togo, on Friday 30th March 2012, by launching a special appeal to regional financial banks… Read more »

West Africa: Emergency Mini-Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State On the Situation in Mali

1. Among the decisions taken at the Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS of 27 March 2012 on the political situation in Mali, Summit resolved to dispatch a high- level delegation to Mali… Read more »

West Africa: Delegation of Regional Leaders Due in Bamako

Regional leaders who are members of the high level delegation constituted at the just ended extraordinary summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government over the coup in Mali, are… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS, Industry Experts Strategize On Chemical, Hazardous Waste Management Policy

ECOWAS Commission officials and industry experts from Member States have concluded a meeting at the Commission's Abuja headquarters called to strategize and define policy on… Read more »

West Africa: Member States Charged to Speed Up Implementation of Regional Industrial Policy

The ECOWAS Commission has charged trade, industry and private sector experts in conjunctions with other stakeholders to sensitize and mobilize Member States on the need to speed up… Read more »

West Africa: Delegation of Regional Leaders Due in Bamako

Regional leaders who are members of the high level delegation constituted at the just ended extraordinary summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government over the coup in Mali, are… Read more »

West Africa: Final Communique From the Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS

1. At the invitation of H.E. Alassane Dramane OUATTARA, President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire and current Chairman of ECOWAS, the Authority of Heads of State and Government of… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Chairman Ouattara Leads High-Level Delegation To Mali

A high-level delegation of ECOWAS leaders led by the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d'Ivoire is due in Mali… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Chair to Lead High-Level Delegation to Mali

A high-level delegation of ECOWAS leaders led by the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d'Ivoire is due in Mali within… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Suspends Mali

1.    At the invitation of H.E. Alassane Dramane OUATTARA, President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire and current Chairman of ECOWAS, the Authority of Heads of State… Read more »

West Africa: Minister Urges ECOWAS Member States to Implement Regional Directive On Mineral Resources

Togolese Mines and Energy Minister, Mr. Dammipi Noupokou has called on West African countries to step-up the implementation of the 2009 ECOWAS Directive on Harmonization of… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Extra-Ordinary Summit in Abidjan On Situation in Mali

An extra-ordinary summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government will take place in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Tuesday, 27th March 2012 to discuss the political situation in Mali… Read more »

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 »

West Africa: Operations Against Transnational Crimes in ECOWAS Region

West African Police Chiefs ended a three-day meeting in Lome, Togo on Friday 23rd March 2012, by recommending a number of Police Operations against transnational crimes, including… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Statement On the Disturbances in Bamako, Mali

The ECOWAS Commission has been following the unfolding events in Bamako, the capital of Mali, with dismay and mounting concern, following the mutiny by a section of the military at… Read more »