West Africa: Forty ECOWAS Volunteers for Guinea End Induction in Conakry

Forty ECOWAS volunteers deployed to Guinea have been charged to see themselves as ambassadors of the region and to undertake initiatives that will contribute to the development of… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Staff Charged On Dedication, Commitment to Service

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo has charged staff of the Organization to see the celebration of its 38th… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Seeks Greater Collaboration With UNFPA On Humanitarian Issues

ECOWAS has called for more support from the UN Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) for effective implementation of the region's gender, child and humanitarian policies. Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Urges More Chinese Support for Mali

The Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Toga McIntosh has called for China's sustained engagement with Mali for long-term stability and development following the security… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Peace Ambassador Urges Greater Empowerment of the Youth

The reigning ECOWAS Peace Ambassador, Ms Hyeladzirra “Zirra” Banu, has called on ECOWAS governments and institutions to empower and create more opportunities for the… Read more »

West Africa: Regional Defence Chiefs to Meet On ECOWAS Mission in Guinea Bissau

The Chiefs of Defence Staff and Inspector Generals of Police of troop/police contributing countries to the ECOWAS Mission in Guinea Bissau (ECOMIB), are to meet in Bissau, on… Read more »

West Africa: Regional Experts Propose Further Review of Epa Negotiations With EU

Regional experts have recommended an upward review of West Africa's market access offer to the European Union (EU) in a major concession to revive stalled negotiations of an… Read more »

West Africa: Minister Lauds ECOWAS Volunteers Programme

Guinea's Minister of International Cooperation, Prof. Koutoub Sano on Monday 21st May 2013, commended the burgeoning ECOWAS Volunteers Programme (EVP) as a strategic tool whose… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS to Partner With America's Ge On Regional Integration Projects

ECOWAS and America's GE Corporation are to explore areas of cooperation, including in energy projects and infrastructure development to boost regional trade integration. Read more »

West Africa: Recommendations for Enhancing the Promotion of Girls' Education

The ECOWAS expert's meeting on the education of girls and other vulnerable groups ended on Friday 19 April 2013 in Banjul with some important recommendations, whose implementation… Read more »

West Africa: Commissioner Defends Ecowas' Role in Mali, Tasks Human Rights Campaigners

ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Gender, Dr. Adrienne Diop, has affirmed ECOWAS' total involvement in the crisis in Mali and attributed the current global interest in… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Ministers Agree On Implementation Action Plan On Proposed Lagos-Abidjan Highway

ECOWAS Ministers of Works/Road Infrastructure, Transport, Finance and Justice from Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo, ended their one-day meeting of Monday, 22nd April… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Seek West African Command for UN Mission in Mali

The 12,800-strong UN stabilization force which is to replace the African-led Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) should be commanded by a West African, in recognition of the region's… Read more »

West Africa: Regional Defence Chiefs Charged On Successful Transformation of Afisma Into UN Mission in Mali

Cote d'Ivoire's Minister in Charge of Defence in the Office of the President, Mr. Paul Koffi Koffi Has Urged Regional Chiefs of Defence Staff to Make Recommendations for the… Read more »

West Africa: Workshop On Youth Employment Action Plan Ends in Accra

ECOWAS Member States have been urged to establish a mechanism for monitoring and evaluating the efficacy of their National Youth Employment Plans in responding to the youth… Read more »

West Africa: Message of Condolences of the AFISMA Head of Mission, Following the Death of Brigadier General Yaye Garba, Afisma Deputy Force Commander

President Pierre Buyoya, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and Head of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA), has… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS, Partners Have Made Irreversible Progress in Mali

ECOWAS and the international community have made irreversible progress in Mali by freeing the north of the country from the grip of terrorists and securing its territorial… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Sympathizes With Nigeria Over Pilots Death

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo has sent a condolence message to Nigeria's President Dr. Goodluck Ebele… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Defence Chiefs to Discuss Modalities for Transformation of Afisma Into UN Mission in Mali

The modalities for the transformation of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) into a UN Mission will be discussed at a two-day meeting of the… Read more »

West Africa: Regional Defence Chiefs Charged On Successful Transformation of Afisma Into UN Mission in Mali

Cote d'Ivoire's Minister in charge of Defence in the office of the President, Mr. Paul Koffi Koffi has urged regional chiefs of defence staff to make recommendations for the… Read more »

West Africa: Minister Wants Entrepreneurship Studied in Educational Institutions in West Africa

Ghana's Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Honourable Nii Armah Ashietey, has called for the introduction of entrepreneurship as a course in institutions of higher… Read more »

West Africa: Stakeholders Advocate Continued Support for ECOWAS Peace Support Initiatives

Stakeholders have called for uninterrupted funding for and sustainability of ECOWAS peace support initiatives, especially the resettlement and rehabilitation of thousands of… Read more »

West Africa: Human Rights Campaigners Seek Prosecution of Violators At Ecowas Court of Justice

West Africa's human rights institutions have called for the prosecution of human rights violations at the Community Court of Justice while Member States should establish a… Read more »

West Africa: Commissioner Defends ECOWAS' Role in Mali, Tasks Human Rights Campaigners

ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Gender, Dr. Adrienne Diop, has affirmed ECOWAS' total involvement in the crisis in Mali and attributed the current global interest in… Read more »

West Africa: Experts Adopt Road Map for Enhancing the Power of Community Parliament

A road map that will ultimately result in the adoption of a Supplementary Act to enhance the powers of the ECOWAS Parliament has been adopted at a multidisciplinary meeting of… Read more »