West Africa: Contact Group On Guinea Calls for Justice, Reconciliation And Fight Against Impunity

The International Contact Group on Guinea (ICGG) has underscored the importance of justice, reconciliation and the fight against impunity as important ingredients for the… Read more »

West Africa: Food Crisis, an Urgent Call for Implementation of Ecowap, Says Ecowas Agriculture Commissioner

The ECOWAS Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Salifou Ousseini, on Wednesday, 19th May 2010 in Lome called for the speedy implementation of the… Read more »

West Africa: Providing the Ecowas Region With Adequate Instruments for the Promotion And Development of Harmonious Sports

"This policy is a set of coherent measures coupled with diverse, organised and planned activities, both in time and space, for the development of sports and promotion of youths in… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Steps Up Preparations for Emergency Response in West Africa

A four-day ECOWAS Emergency Management Training Workshop opened in Lome on Tuesday, 18th May 2010 with a call to participants to be committed and ready for deployment on… Read more »

West Africa: Turning Sports Into an Instrument for Human Development And Integration Within the Ecowas Region

"Sports or sports activities should not in any way be sources of troubles leading to the violence seen in the stadia but instead important instruments for social life, sources of… Read more »

West Africa: Regional Civil Society Organizations Meet in Abuja for Ecowas Community Development Programme

Some 120 representatives of Civil Society Organizations of West Africa (CSOs) will participate in a two-day workshop from Thursday, 13th May 2010 in Abuja to elaborate a regional… Read more »

West Africa: 27th Ordinary Session of the Committee of Ecowas Chiefs of Defence Staff

The security within the ECOWAS region, the intra-community movement of small arms and light weapons as well as the constitution of the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) were among the… Read more »

West Africa: The Ecowas Commission Donates $ 550, 000 to the Government of Niger to Help It Curb the Food Crisis

The ECOWAS Commission has presented a cheque for $550,000 to the Government of Niger to help it provide succor to victims of the food crisis in the country. Read more »

West Africa: The President of the Ecowas Commission Calls for a Reasonable Transition in Niger

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho has paid an visit to Niamey during which he met with various officials and interacted with political… Read more »

West Africa: Ministers to Chart Way Forward for Partenrship Negotiation With EU At Bamako Meeting

Regional ministers coordinating West Africa's negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) for a free trade area between the two regions are… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Condoles Nation Over Death of President Umar Musa

The ECOWAS Commission has received with a profound sense of shock and sadness, the death of President Musa Yar'Adua, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Commission Reassures Journalists

The ECOWAS Commission has assured the West African Journalists Association (WAJA) of its commitment to continue their collaboration in furthering the interest of the profession as… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Commissioner Calls for Reappraisal of Ongoing Negotiations With the European Union

The ECOWAS Commissioner for Trade, Customs, Industry and Free Movement of Persons, Alhaji Mohamed Darami on Monday, 3rd May 2010 called for an appraisal of the ongoing negotiations… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Defends Its Insistence On Substantial European Union Contribution to Regional Development Fund

ECOWAS has vigorously defended its insistence on substantial European Union (EU) contribution to a comprehensive regional programme to develop West Africa's infrastructure and help… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Military Chiefs in Guinea Bissau On Fact-Finding Mission

A four-member delegation of ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff arrived in Guinea Bissau on Monday, 3rd May 2010 on a fact-finding mission related to the 1st April 2010 incident by a… Read more »

West Africa: Ministers Adopt Plan for Implementation of the Ecowas Convention On Small Arms

ECOWAS ministers responsible for Defence and Security on Wednesday, 17th March 2010 adopted a five-year Plan of Action for the Implementation of the ECOWAS Convention on Small Arms… Read more »

West Africa: Soon, a Regional Charter On Social Dialogue in the Ecowas Region

The meeting on the ECOWAS Tripartite Social Dialogue Forum resulted in the adoption of the Declaration, Rules of Procedure and Regional Charter on ECOWAS Social Dialogue. The Plan… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas and its Partners Meet to Strengthen their Cooperation

Review cooperation between ECOWAS and its humanitarian partners on the one hand, and on the other, deliberate on areas of assistance that will facilitate joint action on impending… Read more »

West Africa: President of Ecowas Commission Declares the Era of Coups Over in the Region

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho declared on Tuesday, 30th March 2010 that the "era of coups is over" in West Africa following years of… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Joins AU, IOM to Extend Fight Against Human Trafficking

ECOWAS has proven yet again to be a strong force in the fight against human trafficking. This time, it joined hands with the continental organization, the African Union, to launch… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas And African Union Condemn Events in Bissau

The President of ECOWAS Commission, H.E. James Victor Gbeho, and H.E. Jean Ping, the President of African Union Commission have condemned in no uncertain terms the attempted… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Puts Guinea Bissau Military On Guard

ECOWAS has learnt with dismay and serious concern about reports of on-going attempts at destabilisation by a section of the military in Guinea Bissau and wishes to condemn them in… Read more »

West Africa: African Union Campaign Against Trafficking Launched for Ecowas

Participants at a joint African Union/ECOWAS programme on human trafficking that ended on 26th March 2010 have recommended a variety of initiatives under a three-tier arrangement… Read more »

West Africa: Promote Tripartite Social Dialogue for the Consolidation of Social Cohesion in the Ecowas Region

« Social dialogue encompasses a lot of properties and plays an important role in the pursuit of social relations in a peaceful environment ». This declaration was made… Read more »

West Africa: President of Ecowas Commission Declares the Era of Coups Over in the Region

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho declared on Tuesday, 30th March 2010 that the "era of coups is over" in West Africa following years of… Read more »