June 20, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Agrees Road Map for Programming Under the European Union Fund
ECOWAS has finalised its road map for the proper programing of activities to benefit from the 597 million euros Regional Indicative Programme (RIP) to be funded by the European… Read more »
June 24, 2010
West Africa: Meeting Seeks Creation of Network to Ensure Standard Practice of Education Management Information System in West Africa
A meeting to ensure a comprehensive policy on the ECOWAS Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) programme in West Africa has ended with a call for the establishment of a… Read more »
June 23, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Launches Telecommunications Data Base
ECOWAS has taken another practical step towards addressing the dearth of up-to- date and accurate data which will reflect its current market mapping in the telecommunications-ICT… Read more »
June 16, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Director Makes Case for Education Management Information Systems Operators At Lome Meeting
The ECOWAS Director of Education, Culture, Science and Technology, Professor Abdoulaye Maga, has called for "massive" training, sensitization and advocacy on management information… Read more »
West Africa: Africa Group Calls for Increased Global Cooperation to Check Small Arms Proliferation
The African Group at the United Nations has launched an appeal for closer international cooperation towards the realization of the dream of a safer world devoid of small arms and… Read more »
June 09, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Delegation Concludes Visit to Sierra Leone Over Handover of Logistics Depot
A three-member ECOWAS technical committee has returned from Freetown where it finalized preparations for the hand-over of land donated by the Government of Sierra Leone to ECOWAS… Read more »
June 10, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Mediation And Security Council Endorses Steps to Restore Democracy in Member States
The ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council which ended its two-day meeting to review the political and security situation in West Africa on Tuesday, 8th June 2010 in Abuja has… Read more »
June 03, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Council of Ministers Adopts Regional Industrial Policy, Calls for Speedy Implementation of Plan of Action
The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has adopted the West African Common Industrial Policy (WACIP), its action plan and supplementary acts and called on the ECOWAS Commission to take… Read more »
West Africa: Regional Security Situation to Dominate Foreign Ministers Meeting in Abuja
The security situation in four member states will be among the dominant issues for discussion by ministers of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council during a two-day meeting… Read more »
West Africa: Delegation of Chiefs of Defence Staff Conclude Fact Finding Visit to Guinea Bissau
A delegation of the committee of ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff has concluded a fact-finding mission to Guinea Bissau during which they revisited the events of 1st April 2010 when… Read more »
May 29, 2010
West Africa: Council of Ministers to Hold Mid-Year Meeting in Abuja
The 64th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers will begin on Monday, 31st May 2010 in Abuja to review the status of implementation of the organization's regional… Read more »
West Africa: Ecowas Congratulates Togolese Authorities for Setting Up an Inclusive Governemnt
ECOWAS has learned with considerable satisfaction of the appointment by the signing of a Decree on Friday, 28 May 2010 by His Excellency Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé,… Read more »
May 25, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Delegation in Niamey for Stakeholder Consultations
ECOWAS on Saturday, 22 May 2010 praised the military government in Niger for releasing its 12-month transition timetable for restoring democracy to the country. Read more »
May 20, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Ministers Propose Measures to Stop Food Crisis in West Africa
The Ministers of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Trade and Humanitarian Affairs of ECOWAS Member States on Wednesday, 18th May 2010 agreed on measures to mitigate the… Read more »
May 24, 2010
West Africa: Statement By President of Ecowas Commission After Visit to Niger
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency James Victor Gbeho has commended the military government in Niger for releasing a 12-month transition timetable that will… Read more »
West Africa: Contact Group On Guinea Calls for Justice, Reconciliation And Fight Against Impunity
The International Contact Group on Guinea (ICGG) has underscored the importance of justice, reconciliation and the fight against impunity as important ingredients for the… Read more »
May 19, 2010
West Africa: Food Crisis, an Urgent Call for Implementation of Ecowap, Says Ecowas Agriculture Commissioner
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Salifou Ousseini, on Wednesday, 19th May 2010 in Lome called for the speedy implementation of the… Read more »
May 17, 2010
West Africa: Providing the Ecowas Region With Adequate Instruments for the Promotion And Development of Harmonious Sports
"This policy is a set of coherent measures coupled with diverse, organised and planned activities, both in time and space, for the development of sports and promotion of youths in… Read more »
May 20, 2010
West Africa: Ecowas Steps Up Preparations for Emergency Response in West Africa
A four-day ECOWAS Emergency Management Training Workshop opened in Lome on Tuesday, 18th May 2010 with a call to participants to be committed and ready for deployment on… Read more »
May 13, 2010
West Africa: Turning Sports Into an Instrument for Human Development And Integration Within the Ecowas Region
"Sports or sports activities should not in any way be sources of troubles leading to the violence seen in the stadia but instead important instruments for social life, sources of… Read more »
May 11, 2010
West Africa: Regional Civil Society Organizations Meet in Abuja for Ecowas Community Development Programme
Some 120 representatives of Civil Society Organizations of West Africa (CSOs) will participate in a two-day workshop from Thursday, 13th May 2010 in Abuja to elaborate a regional… Read more »
April 13, 2010
West Africa: 27th Ordinary Session of the Committee of Ecowas Chiefs of Defence Staff
The security within the ECOWAS region, the intra-community movement of small arms and light weapons as well as the constitution of the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) were among the… Read more »
April 22, 2010
West Africa: The Ecowas Commission Donates $ 550, 000 to the Government of Niger to Help It Curb the Food Crisis
The ECOWAS Commission has presented a cheque for $550,000 to the Government of Niger to help it provide succor to victims of the food crisis in the country. Read more »
West Africa: The President of the Ecowas Commission Calls for a Reasonable Transition in Niger
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador James Victor Gbeho has paid an visit to Niamey during which he met with various officials and interacted with political… Read more »
May 06, 2010
West Africa: Ministers to Chart Way Forward for Partenrship Negotiation With EU At Bamako Meeting
Regional ministers coordinating West Africa's negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) for a free trade area between the two regions are… Read more »