October 25, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Donates $291,000 to Support Flood Victims in Nigeria
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, on Monday, 25th October 2010 in Abuja presented a cheque of 291,000 US dollars to the Government of Nigeria… Read more »
West Africa: Postponement of the Second Round of Presidential Elections in Guinea
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) expresses its satisfaction with the consultations that were recently held and which opportunely resulted in a consensus in… Read more »
West Africa: Ambassador Gbeho Accredits Five Ambassadors to Ecowas
Five Ambassadors on Friday, 22nd October 2010 presented their letters of credence in Abuja to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, as permanent… Read more »
October 08, 2010
West Africa: Ministers Agree On Permanent Forum to Handle Mineral Sector Issues in West Africa
ECOWAS Ministers responsible for mineral resources development have recommended the establishment of a Permanent Forum to deal with matters affecting the mineral sector in Member… Read more »
West Africa: Regional Meeting of the Ecowas National Units And the NC-CDP
In the context of the ECOWAS Community Development Programme (CDP) formulation process, the ECOWAS Commission is organizing from Monday 11th to Thursday 12th October 2010 in the… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Boss Inaugurates AD-Hoc Committee On Mining Sector
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, has inaugurated a 10-member Ad-hoc Committee to monitor the implementation of the ECOWAS Directive on the… Read more »
September 30, 2010
West Africa: Priorities for Ecowas-Fodete Project Identified
Transport and Energy stakeholders from the ECOWAS Member States and officials of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have identified the major considerations that should guide the… Read more »
October 05, 2010
West Africa: Stakeholders Call for State of Emergency in West Africa's Energy Sector
The ECOWAS Commission should declare a decade of emergency sufficiency that will encourage the government of Member States to focus on the development of this sector as a strategic… Read more »
October 06, 2010
West Africa: The Country Wins Inaugural Free Movement Excellence Award At Third Ecowas Business Forum
Burkina Faso was on Friday, 1st October 2010, named the winner of the inaugural Free Movement Excellence Award for its outstanding implementation of the ECOWAS Protocol on the Free… Read more »
October 05, 2010
West Africa: ECOWAS Ministers to Meet in Monrovia on Mineral Development Policy, Forum
Regional Ministers responsible for the mineral sector in Member States will meet on Friday, 8th October 2010 in Monrovia, Liberia to consider the draft Mineral Development Policy… Read more »
September 29, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas, Stakeholders Makes Progress in Youth Development And Empowerment
Regional stakeholders have concluded a sensitization workshop hosted by the ECOWAS Commission in Banjul, The Gambia that enabled them to discuss the implementation of the ECOWAS… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas President Calls for Private Sector Involvement in Electricity Sector
Electricity demand in the 15 Member States of ECOWAS is expected to record a quantum leap to 22,000 MW in 2020 from 6,500 MW in 2003, a growth rate of 7.6 per cent, the President… Read more »
September 28, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Launches Process of Creating Region-Wide Investment Code
ECOWAS has commissioned consultants to undertake a study of the existing investment laws of Member States as part of the process of harmonizing these laws towards creating a… Read more »
September 27, 2010
West Africa: Forty-Five Persons to Be Honoured At Third Ecowas Business Forum
Forty-five persons are to be honored for innovation and entrepreneurship during the third ECOWAS Business Forum which opens in Abidjan, Cote d' Ivoire on Tuesday, 28th September… Read more »
September 21, 2010
West Africa: ECOWAS-FODETE Launched in Yamoussoukro
President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire on Saturday, 18th September 2010 in Yamoussoukro formally launched a study that will determine the modalities for the establishment of an… Read more »
September 17, 2010
West Africa: ECOWAS Leaders Call for Run-Off Election in Guinea
At its Extraordinary Session held on 17 September 2010 in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government expressed concern with the… Read more »
September 16, 2010
West Africa: Ambassador Gbeho Commends Miss Ecowas 2009
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho on Monday, 13th September, 2010 commended Miss Joy Obasi, the 2009 ECOWAS Ambassador of Peace for her interest… Read more »
September 15, 2010
West Africa: ECOWAS Heads of State to Hold Extra-Ordinary Summit in Abuja
ECOWAS Heads of State and Government will meet in an extra-ordinary session on Friday, 17th September 2010 to consider the critical political and security situation in Guinea… Read more »
West Africa: Regional Civil Society Organizations Meet in Banjul On Youth Empowerment
A five-day capacity building workshop to discuss the implementation of the ECOWAS Youth Policy and share experiences in Youth Development and empowerment will be held from Monday,… Read more »
September 09, 2010
West Africa: West Africa Expects EPA With the European Union to Contribute to Regional Integration and Development
West Africa expects that the impending Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union should have a salutary effect on its economy by boosting the development of its… Read more »
September 08, 2010
West Africa: Regional Media Saddled With Responsibility for Citizen Sensitization On EPA
ECOWAS Member States would have to undertake significant fiscal reforms in order to cope with the loss of tariff revenue that will accompany the implementation of the Economic… Read more »
September 10, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Signs Agreement With Togolese Government for Hosting of Project Unit
ECOWAS has signed an agreement with the Government of Togo for the hosting of the Project Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU), an agency of the organization with the mandate to… Read more »
September 04, 2010
West Africa: Non-State Actors Warn Against Unequal Partnership
Representatives of the West African Civil Society and Private Sector organisations on Friday, 3rd August, 2010 advised against signing an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with… Read more »
August 31, 2010
West Africa: Meeting of Stakeholders of the Research Sector on the Community Development Programme (CDP)
Sixty representatives of universities, research institutes and related institutions are meeting in Dakar, Senegal from 31st August 2010 to develop a mechanism for their involvement… Read more »
West Africa: West Africa Vows to Pursue Economic Relationships With Partners That Promotes Its Development Agenda
ECOWAS has restated its resolve to ensure that economic relationships with partners such as the ongoing negotiation of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European… Read more »