August 27, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Commission Strengthen Relations With Regional Csos
The ECOWAS Commission and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Member States have agreed to develop a systematic policy coordination framework that will help govern the operations… Read more »
September 03, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Lawmakers Commend Regional Trade Negotiators
West African legislators on Wednesday, 1st September 2010 cautioned against opening the region's market "too wide and hastily" to the European Union as a part of the concession for… Read more »
August 27, 2010
West Africa: 1,000,000 Million Euro for ECOWAS Non-State Actors
Twelve regional Non-State Actors (NSAs) in ECOWAS Member States are to be presented grants totalling one million Euros by ECOWAS and the European Union at a ceremony scheduled to… Read more »
July 30, 2010
West Africa: Single Currency And Regional Poverty Strategy Dominate Ecowas Workshops
Three scientific workshops that provided an opportunity for participants to reflect on the mechanisms for deepening West African integration and generate ideas for the… Read more »
August 25, 2010
West Africa: Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions for Ecowas On the Environment to Be Agreed At Accra Meeting
A two- day sub-regional workshop to develop appropriate mitigation mechanisms to enable West African states address the challenges of climate change opens in Accra, Ghana on 6th… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Commission Steers Towards Common E-Health Program
The ECOWAS Commission has kicked-off a plan to develop an institutional framework that will drive the ECOWAS health care policy towards the establishment of a robust ICT-based… Read more »
August 12, 2010
West Africa: Significant Recommendations for Speedy Resolution of Crisis in Guinea-Bissau
The Committee of ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff and a restricted Group of Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) have recommended an… Read more »
August 23, 2010
West Africa: Nigerian to Host Maiden ECOWAS U-23 Games in September
Twelve of the 15 member states of ECOWAS have indicated their willingness to participate in the maiden edition of the ECOWAS under 23 games to be hosted by Nigeria from 2nd… Read more »
August 16, 2010
West Africa: ECOWAS to Empower ROPPA
Officials of the ECOWAS Commission on Tuesday, 10th August 2010 met with representatives of the Network of Farmers and Agricultural Producers' Organisation of West Africa (ROPPA)… Read more »
August 11, 2010
West Africa: ECOWAS and UEMOA Commissions Sign U.S. $10 Million Agreement with Guinea Bissau
ECOWAS and the West African economic and monetary union (UEMOA) commissions have signed an agreement with the government of Guinea Bissau for a $10 million dollar facility for the… Read more »
August 08, 2010
West Africa: UNIDO and ECOWAS Collaboration for Better Participation of ECOWAS Member States in International Trade
The Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Mr. Kandeh Yumkella visited Nigeria for five days from 31 July 2010 during which he met with… Read more »
August 02, 2010
West Africa: Ministers Approve Regional E-Governance Project
Ministers responsible for telecommunications, information and communication technology in ECOWAS Member States on Saturday, 31st July 2010 approved a $100 million regional… Read more »
August 06, 2010
West Africa: Regional Committee Adopts Nomenclature On Common Exernal Tariff
The joint meeting of the ECOWAS-UEMOA Committee for the Management of ECOWAS Common External Tariff has ended in Lome with the adoption of a Common External Tariff (CET)… Read more »
August 03, 2010
West Africa: ECOWAS Emergency Response Team Training Workshop for Managers
The ECOWAS Emergency Response Team (EERT) on Friday, 30th July 2010 concluded a five-day training programme for managers and specialists that included a simulation exercise to… Read more »
August 04, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Trade Commissioner Expresses Confidence Over Functional Common External Tariff in 2010
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Trade, Customs, Industry and Mines, Alhaji Mohammed Daramy, has expressed optimism about the prospect of having a functional Common External Tariff for… Read more »
July 27, 2010
West Africa: Stakeholders Express Concern at Prevalence of Divisive Politics in the Region
West Africa is still plagued by politics defined by the "use of ethnicity, gender, religion and other differences as instruments of politics", and would need to move in the… Read more »
July 21, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Proposes Elements for Impending Arms Trade Treaty
ECOWAS has proposed elements to be included in the Arms Trade Treaty being negotiated by United Nations Member States in order to ensure that the impending Treaty becomes an… Read more »
July 18, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Donates Grains Worth $200,000 to Niger
The ECOWAS Commission on Saturday, 17th July 2010 handed over 456 tonnes of grains valued at $200,000 to the government of Niger for distribution to the victims of the recent food… Read more »
July 15, 2010
West Africa: Sierra Leone Hands Over Land to Ecowas for Establishment of Regional Logistics Facility
President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone formally handed over an 18-acre piece of land to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, for the… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Donates $100,000 to the Victims of Jos Crisis
The ECOWAS Commission on Tuesday, 13th July 2010 donated various items valued at $100,000 to the victims of the recent Jos crisis which claimed more than 500 lives while another… Read more »
July 07, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Launches Renewable Energy Centre in Praia
A regional centre that will help West Africa harness its vast renewable energy resources in order to meet the region's energy needs was on Tuesday, 6th July 2010 formally opened at… Read more »
July 06, 2010
West Africa: Regional Leaders Endorse New Initiative to Improve Solar Energy Usage in West
The Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS have endorsed an initiative by President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal that will enable the region harness its solar energy potentials… Read more »
July 03, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas, Brazil Agree New Initiatives to Bolster Their Collaboration
ECOWAS and Brazil have agreed on new initiatives that will boost their economic and political cooperation focusing on addressing the issues of poverty, food security, environment,… Read more »
West Africa: Regional Leaders Conclude Mid-Year Summit With Far-Reaching Decisions On Economy And Security
ECOWAS Leaders have ended their 38th ordinary summit in Sal, Cape Verde with a call on Member States to sustain their efforts towards consolidating the gains recorded in 2010 with… Read more »
June 30, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Mid-Year Summit to Adopt Regional Common Industrial Policy in Cape Verde
Regional leaders will adopt the West African industrial Policy during their historic 38th ordinary session in Sal Island, Cape Verde on 2nd July 2010. Read more »