West Africa: Governments of Benin, Togo Hand Over Sites for Construction of Joint Border Posts

Representatives of the Governments of Benin and Togo have handed over the documents for the approved sites for the construction of two Joint Border Posts (JBPs) at Seme, between… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Calls for Improved Quality of Agro-Based Products

ECOWAS Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Ousseini Salifou, has stressed the need for ECOWAS Member States to improve on the quality of their… Read more »

West Africa: Committee Agrees Institutional Arrangement for Community

The committee responsible for coordinating strategic planning at the ECOWAS Commission and institutions of the Community has agreed an institutional arrangement for ensuring that… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas, World Customs Organization Agree to Enhance Capacity of Customs Administrations in West Africa

ECOWAS and the World Customs Organization (WCO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance the capacity of Customs administrations in West Africa in order to… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas to Host Workshop On Integration of Environment, Climate Change, Sustainable Development in Accra

Some 70 participants are expected to take part in a two-day workshop which will begin on Thursday, 27th January 2911 in Accra, Ghana to ensure the integration of climate change,… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Form the Technical Staff of Non-State Actors

Strengthen the capacity of Non-State Actors (NSAs) to enable them to better respond to calls for proposals of the European Development Fund, broaden the support and participation… Read more »

West Africa: Press Statement By the President of the Ecowas Commission On the Current Crises in Cote d'Ivoire

In response to specific questions addressed to him at the Press Conference that followed the publication by the European Union Electoral Observation Group of its findings on the… Read more »

West Africa: EU, ECOWAS & WAEMU Sign - 37,083,363 Joint Border Posts Works Contracts

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency James Victor Gbeho and the Deputy Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr. Kazimierz Romanski,… Read more »

West Africa: Participants Want Early Warning System On Climate Established in West Africa

Participants at a two-day workshop that discussed the mechanism for integrating environment and sustainable development into policies, programmes and projects have called for the… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Observers Deployed to Supervise the 2011 Legistlative And Presidential Elections in Niger

At the request of the Government of the Republic of Niger and in accordance with the Additional Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, the President of the ECOWAS Commission,… Read more »

West Africa: Contract for Constrution of Joint Border Post between Nigeria and Cameroun to be Awarded in July 2011

Contract for the selection of a firm to review the detailed engineering design of a Joint Border Post between Cameroun and Nigeria, one of the confidence building measures between… Read more »

West Africa: West African Integration Built On Three Pillars, Says Ecowas Vice President

West Africa's integration is premised on the principle of promoting the unhindered intra-Community movement of its 230 million citizens so that they can avail themselves of the… Read more »

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 »

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 »

West Africa: Ecowas Information Ministers to Adopt New Regional Communication Policy

Ministers responsible for information and communication in ECOWAS Member States will meet at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja to adopt a new communication policy and strategy for the… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Chiefs of Defence Staff to Meet in Bamako on Cote d'Ivoire

The ECOWAS Committee of the Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) will hold its first quarterly statutory meeting for 2011 from 18th to 20th January in Bamako, Mali to review the security… Read more »

West Africa: Extraordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State And Government On Cote d'Ivoire

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West Africa: Regional Experts to Validate Study on Liberalisation of Service Sector of Regional Economy at Accra Workshop

A three-day workshop to validate the report of a study that would assist West Africa determine which areas of its services sector to be liberalised during the ongoing negotiations… Read more »

West Africa: Contracts Signed for Construction of Joint Border Posts

Contracts for the construction of three joint border posts that will ensure the juxtaposition of border security personnel to facilitate the free movement of goods and persons has… Read more »

West Africa: Communique on the Extraordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State On RCI

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West Africa: Ecowas Statements On the Situation in Cote d'Ivoire

ECOWAS is concerned with the renewal of tension which, since the second round of the presidential election on 28 November 2010 seemed to have marred the serene atmosphere at the… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Commission's Statement On the Political Situation in Côte d'Ivoire

Following the unexpected turn of events in Côte d'Ivoire after the run-off of the presidential elections recently held there, the ECOWAS Commission wishes to express its deep… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Council of Ministers Approves Proposals for Financing of Emergency Power Supply Programme for Guinea Bissau

The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has endorsed a proposal for a co-financing arrangement with the Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa (UEMOA) for the development of an… Read more »

West Africa: Cellou Dalein Diallo And Alpha Conde Pledge to Work for a Peaceful And Free Poll in Guinea On 7 November 2010

The candidates in contention for the second round of the presidential election, the Chairman of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), Cellou Dalein Diallo, and the… Read more »

West Africa: Observer Mission for the Second Round of the 2010 Presidential Election in Guinea

Following the first round of the Guinean presidential election held on 27 June 2010 and in conformity with the Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, the… Read more »