April 05, 2011
West Africa: National Anti-Corruption Institutions Urged to Maximise Network
Members of the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA) have been urged to exploit the opportunities provided by the new network in ensuring that… Read more »
West Africa: Guinea Bissau Identifies Priority Areas
The newly constituted National Coordinating Council (NCC) of the ECOWAS Volunteers Programme (EVP) for Guinea Bissau has identified the education and health sectors as priority… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Shocked At Reported Massacre of Civilians in Western Cote d'Ivoire
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) wishes to express its horror at the reported massacre on 29th March 2011 of civilians in and around the… Read more »
April 02, 2011
West Africa: Regional Ministers Adopt Elements of Draft Regulations to Control Overload On Community Roads
Regional Ministers of Infrastructure, Transport and Energy on Friday, 1st April 2011 endorsed the provisions of a draft Supplementary Act stipulating the Axle load standards for… Read more »
April 01, 2011
West Africa: Ecowas Press Statement On the Violence in Côte d'Ivoire
The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has followed with grave concern the violent and speedy turn that the political crisis in Côte… Read more »
West Africa: Former Liberian Leader to Head Ecowas Observer Mission to Nigeria's Presidential Election
Former Liberian President, Professor Amos Sawyer, will lead a 300-member ECOWAS observer mission to Nigeria's 9th April 2011 Presidential election. Read more »
March 29, 2011
West Africa: Japan Donates 60,000 U.S.$ to Support Ecowas Drug Programme in Guinea
The Government of Japan has presented a cheque for $60,000 U.S.$ to enable ECOWAS strengthen the operational capacity of Guinea's Inter- Ministerial Drug Coordinating Committee… Read more »
March 28, 2011
West Africa: Ecowas Ministers to Approve Two Regulations At Accra Meeting
Regional Ministers of Infrastructure and Transport will meet in Accra on Friday, 1st April 2001 to agree a region-wide regulation on axle load, a set of measures to guide haulage… Read more »
March 27, 2011
West Africa: The Joint Technical Committee On Cameroun-Nigeria Programme Ends in Lagos
The 4th meeting of the Joint Technical Committee for the Nigeria-Cameroon multinational Highway and Transport Facilitation Programme took place in Lagos to review and finalise the… Read more »
March 25, 2011
West Africa: Ecowas Approve 63 Million U.S.$ to Support Security Sector Reforms in Bissau
ECOWAS Heads of State and Government have approved the provision of some 63 million US dollar to Guinea Bissau as part of the organization's contribution to the implementation of… Read more »
West Africa: Resolution of Ecowas on the Situation in Cote d'Ivoire
The Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, meeting in Abuja from 23 to 24 March 2011 at its 39th Ordinary Summit; Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Condemns Rhetoric Against Regional Citizens in Cote d'Ivoire
The ECOWAS Commission has condemned the incendiary rhetoric against citizens of ECOWAS Member States in Cote d'Ivoire and reminded the leader of the Ivorian Popular Front and… Read more »
West Africa: Resolution of the Authority of Ecowas on the Situation in Cote d'Ivoire
The Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, meeting in Abuja from 23 to 24 March 2011 at its 39th Ordinary Summit; Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Thirty-Ninth Ordinary Session of the Authority - Final Communique
1. The Thirty-ninth Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States was held in Abuja, Federal Republic of… Read more »
March 20, 2011
West Africa: Ecowas Statement Commission On Recent Violent Incidents in Benin
The ECOWAS Commission wishes to reiterate its satisfaction with the efforts made recently by the Benin Authorities, institutions in charge of the organization of elections and all… Read more »
March 18, 2011
West Africa: New Date for Summit of Ecowas Heads of State Announced
The 39th ordinary summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government will now take place on Wednesday, 23rd and Thursday, 24th March 2011 in Abuja. Read more »
March 15, 2011
West Africa: Ecowas Optmistic About Prospect of Concluding Epa
ECOWAS has expressed optimism about the prospect of successfully concluding the on-going negotiation of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) that… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Commission Flags Off Regional Campaign to Eliminate Malaria
ECOWAS Commission has flagged off its campaign for the elimination of malaria in the region by 2015 by strengthening the vector control component of the fight against malaria in… Read more »
March 11, 2011
West Africa: Nigerian Wins Ecowas Prize for Integration At Fespaco
Nigeria's Mac Kusare has won the ECOWAS prize for integration at the just- concluded 22nd Pan African Film and Television Festival (FESPACO) which ended on 5th March 2011 in… Read more »
March 10, 2011
West Africa: Ministers Endorse Strategic Plan for Transformation of Livestock Sector in West Africa
Ministers responsible for livestock farming in ECOWAS Member States ended their day-long meeting with the endorsement of the draft Strategic Plan for the Development and… Read more »
March 08, 2011
West Africa: Ecowas Observers to Monitor the Second Round of the 2011 Presidential Election in Niger
Following the presidential and legislative elections of 31 January 2011 in Niger and in conformity with the Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, the President… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Commission to Establish National Coordinating Council in Guinea Bissau
The Ecowas Commission will hold consultative sessions with officials of Guinea Bissau from Monday, 7th March 2011 to select members of the National Coordinating Council for the… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Ministers in Charge of Livestock, Trade And Security to Meet in Bamako
Regional Ministers responsible for livestock, trade and security in ECOWAS Member States will meet in Bamako, Mali on Thursday, 10th March 2011 to endorse the draft Strategic Plan… Read more »
February 28, 2011
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 »
February 27, 2011
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 »