West Africa: ECOWAS Observation Mission Engages Ghana Stakeholders Ahead of Friday Elections

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, who is at the head of the 250-member ECOWAS observer mission to Ghana's 7th December 2012 presidential and legislative elections… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Poll Observers Deploy in Ghana

Members of the 250-strong ECOWAS Observation Mission for Ghana's 7th December 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections have been deployed across the country's 10… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Member States Achieve Impressive Macro Economic Performance in 2012

The Director of the Multilateral Surveillance of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Lassané Kaboré, has praised the economic performance achieved by most Community Member… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Poll Observers in Ghana to Strengthen Democratic Governance

The 250-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission for Ghana's 7th December 2012 general elections is in the country to lend support and strengthen democratic governance in the… Read more »

West Africa: Obasanjo Commends Ghana's Democratic Tradition

Nigeria's former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, head of the 250-member ECOWAS Observation Mission for Ghana's 7th December 2012 general elections, has lauded Ghana's National… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Mission Optimistic At Successful Polls in Ghana

The head of ECOWAS' 250-member Observation Mission for Ghana's 7th December 2012 general elections, Nigeria's former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed optimism at… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS, Venezuela Sign Anti-Malaria Agreement

ECOWAS and the Government of the Bolivarian Republic if Venezuela in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Saturday, 1st December 2012, signed the Work Plan for the implementation of a 2009… Read more »

West Africa: Communique of the Council of Ministers On the Report of the UN Secretary General On Mali

1. The ECOWAS Council of Ministers, meeting at its 69th Ordinary Session in Abidjan from 30 November to 2 December 2012, took note of the Report of the United Nations Secretary… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Commission Congratulates President Koroma On His Re-Election

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo has congratulated Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma on his… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWA Mobilizes Member States On Child Protection

The ECOWAS Commission has called on Member States to support the implementation of regional Policy and Plan of Action for Child Protection and Child Trafficking as entry points for… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Election Observation Mission Due in Ghana

The 250-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission is due in Accra on Thursday 29th November for Ghana's 7th December general elections, within the context of the region's… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Rallies International Support On Mali

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadre Desire Ouedraogo has called for urgent international action to reverse the deteriorating security situation in northern… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS and UEMOA Reiterate Committment to Collaborate Towards Regional Integration

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, and his counterpart for the West African Economic and Monetary Union, (UEMOA), Mr.… Read more »

West Africa: Preliminary Declaration of ECOWAS Observervation Mission to Elections in Sierra Leone

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West Africa: ECOWAS Trains Community Youths in Air Conditioning, Auto Mechanics

Sixty-two youths from 11 ECOWAS Member States have successfully completed an intensive training in air conditioning and auto-mechanic engineering organized by the ECOWAS Youth and… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Working With Partners to Improve Business Climate in West Africa

ECOWAS is partnering with the International Finance Corporation and the European Union to implement a programme for the improvement of the business environment in the region, the… Read more »

West Africa: Ex-President Kuffuor Heads ECOWAS Election Observer Mission to Sierra Leone

A 150-member ECOWAS Observer Mission led by Ghana’s former President John Agyekum Kuffuor will observe Sierra Leone’s general elections set for 17th November 2012. The… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Leadership Pledges to Deepen Reforms of Community Institutions

One of the priorities of the new management of the ECOWAS Commission is to deepen institutional reforms in order to fast-track regional economic development and integration, the… Read more »

West Africa: Ministers Call for Exclusive Funding of Infrastructure Projects in West Africa

ECOWAS Ministers in charge of infrastructure have recommended that part of the proceeds of the Community Levy, a 0.5 per cent levy on imports from outside the region, used to… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Supports Nigerian Flood Victims With Us$382,000

The ECOWAS Commission has presented a cheque for US$382,000 to the Government of Nigeria to help mitigate the effects of the recent flood disaster which claimed several lives and… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Determined On Its Two-Pronged Aproach to Solving Mali Crisis

ECOWAS leaders on Sunday 11th November 2012 in Abuja adopted a harmonized Concept of Operations for the deployment an African-led international force in Mali and requested the… Read more »

West Africa: Former President Obasanjo to Lead ECOWAS Election Observer Mission to Ghana

Nigeria’s former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will lead a 250-member ECOWAS Election Observer Mission to Ghana’s general elections scheduled for 7th December 2012… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Member States Urged to Use Establised Financial Mechanisms to Develop Infrastructure in the Region

ECOWAS Member States have been urged to leverage established infrastructure financial mechanisms such as the Special Telecommunications fund and the Transport and Energy sector… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Commission President Visits Bissau

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadre Desire Ouedraogo on Wednesday, 7th November 2012, paid a lightning visit to Guinea-Bissau accompanied by the… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Foreign and Defence Ministers to Meet in Abuja On Mali

West Africa’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministers will meet in Abuja on Friday, 9th November 2012 as the region continues consultations on UN Security Council Resolution… Read more »