West Africa: ECOWAS New Commissioners to Assume Office February 2012

The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has requested the Heads of State and Government of the organization to issue fresh guidelines that will help break the deadlock in the negotiations… Read more »

West Africa: President Gbeho Exhorts ECOWAS Member States Against Global Economic Crises

The President of the ECOWAS Commission His Excellency James Victor Gbeho has urged Countries in the region to adopt preventive measures to avoid the contagion of the global… Read more »

West Africa: 67th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Council of Ministers Holds in Abuja

The two-day 67th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers opens at the Commission on Monday 19th December 2011 to among other issues, consider the outcome of the last… Read more »

West Africa: Retreat Agrees Roadmap On ECOWAS Performance Assessment Report

The three-day retreat of Focal Points of Directorates and Services on the 2011 Performance Assessment Report of the ECOWAS Commission has ended in Akwanga, near the Nigerian… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Steers Regional Integration With Effective Monitoring

The Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Jean de Dieu Somda, has challenged directors and programme managers at the Commission and institutions of the Community… Read more »

West Africa: Workshop Urges Strengthening of Efforts On Reforms (ECOWAS)

A regional workshop to discuss the fiscal reforms required in West African countries prior to the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the region and the… Read more »

West Africa: Joint ECOWAS-UEMOA Committee Agrees Roadmap

The 11th Meeting of the Joint ECOWAS-UEMOA Committee for the Management of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) has agreed a roadmap for the finalization of a draft ECOWAS CET… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS-UEMOA Committee Meeting On Common External Tariff

The 11th Meeting of the joint ECOWAS-UEMOA Committee for the Management of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) opened in Cotonou, Benin Republic, on Monday 5th December 2011 to… Read more »

West Africa: Regional Quality Programme Steering Committee to Meet in Cape Verde (ECOWAS)

The Regional Steering Committee for the West Africa Quality Programme, a capacity building programme to enhance the quality of products from the region will meet in Praia, Cape… Read more »

West Africa: Regional Ministers Refer Decisions On Epa Negotiations to ECOWAS Council

West African Ministers negotiating the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union have referred outstanding issues to the ECOWAS Council of Ministers for further… Read more »

West Africa: Experts Call for Strengthening of Vector Control Malaria Elimination Strategy (ECOWAS)

The second Technical Consultation on Malaria vector control in the ECOWAS region ended in Cotonou, Benin Republic on Thursday 30th November 2011, with wide-ranging recommendations… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Will Cover the Legislative Election in Cote d'Ivoire

In pursuance of the provisions of the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance (2001), the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. James Victor GBEHO will… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Urged to Intensify Efforts On Intra-Community Trade

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been urged to strengthen mechanisms for improving the level of intra-community trade which presently hovers between 13… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Bankers Urged to Support Regional Financial Integration Programme

Bankers in West Africa have been called upon to support the initiative by the ECOWAS Commission to fast-tract financial integration in the region as a precursor to the creation of… Read more »

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 »

West Africa: Regional Experts Discuss Way Forward for Negotiation of Trade Agreement (ECOWAS)

Ghana's Minister of Trade and Industry, Honourable Hanna Tetteh on Monday in Accra urged regional experts involved with the negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement with… Read more »

West Africa: President Gbeho Honoured for Statesmanship (ECOWAS)

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency James Victor Gbeho has been honoured for statesmanship and excellence in international diplomacy. Read more »

West Africa: West African Trade Ministers Meet On Negotiations With EU (ECOWAS)

West Africa's Ministers responsible for coordinating negotiations for the creation of a regional free trade area with the European Union are to hold crucial talks in Accra, Ghana… Read more »

West Africa: President Jonathan Calls for ECOWAS Cultural Common Market

The ECOWAS Chairman and President of Nigeria, His Excellency Dr. Goodluck Jonathan on Friday 25th November 2011 in Abuja, called on Member States to look into the possibility of… Read more »

West Africa: Cotonou to Host Technical Meeting On Malaria Vector Control (ECOWAS)

Health experts and other stakeholders will gather in Cotonou, the Benin Republic capital from Monday 28th November to move forward regional initiatives for Malaria vector control… Read more »

West Africa: President Gbeho Urges Vigilance, Prudence Against Financial Crisis (ECOWAS)

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency James Victor Gbeho, has called for vigilance and prudence to shield the region from the adverse effects of the finance crisis… Read more »

West Africa: Technical Committee On Interconnection of ECOWAS Customs Systems Meets

The Technical Committee on the interconnection of ECOWAS computerized customs systems began a three-day meeting on Monday, 21st November 2011 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to among… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Supports Development of Viable Maritime Transport System in the Region

ECOWAS will lend its full support to efforts by the private sector to develop a viable maritime transport system that will facilitate intra-community trade, economic development… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Statement On the 24 November 2011 Presidential Election in the Gambia

The ECOWAS Commission has informed the President of the Gambia about its decision not to dispatch an ECOWAS Observer Mission to the Presidential Election scheduled to take place in… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Statement On the Current Situation in Guinea

In the effort to move national dialogue forward, the ECOWAS Commission dispatched a Special Envoy, His Excellency Edem Kodjo, Founding Member of ECOWAS, to Guinea from 9-11… Read more »