March 06, 2012
West Africa: Rights Institutes Resolve To Protect West African Citizens
The Network of National Human Rights Institutes (NNHRI) in West Africa has resolved to promote and protect the rights of citizens in the ECOWAS region through proactive… Read more »
May 28, 2012
West Africa: Statement On The Attempt To Create a So-Called "Islamic State of Azawad" in Northern Mali
ECOWAS has learnt with incomprehension the attempt to create an 'Islamic State of Azawad' in the occupied northern territory of Mali, following the merger of the rebel National… Read more »
May 24, 2012
West Africa: President Ouedraogo Assures On Regional Security
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, has affirmed that West Africa will overcome its "transient" security challenges for the sustenance of… Read more »
May 23, 2012
West Africa: Ecowas Provides Food Assistance to Displaced Ivoirians
The ECOWAS Commission has presented 1,320 tons of grains valued at more than one million US dollars to the Government of Cote d'Ivoire to alleviate the sufferings of some one… Read more »
May 14, 2012
West Africa: Reintegration of Displaced Community Citizens, an ECOWAS Priority
The resettlement and reintegration of ECOWAS citizens displaced by conflicts is a priority critical to the region's overarching people-centred integration and development… Read more »
May 11, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff to Meet in Abuja
A one-day meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) will hold on Monday, 14th May 2012 in Abuja to consider modalities for the deployment of troops to… Read more »
May 14, 2012
West Africa: Visit of Nigeria's Federal Commissioner for Refugees to the ECOWAS Commission
The Federal Commissioner for Nigeria's National Commission for Refugees (NCFR), Hajiya Hadiza Kangiwa, on Monday, 23rd April, 2012 paid a courtesy call on the ECOWAS Commissioner… Read more »
May 13, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Volunteers Charged to Promote Regional Peace
The Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Toga McIntosh, has charged pioneer ECOWAS Volunteers deployed in Liberia to be worthy ambassadors by promoting the ideals of peace… Read more »
May 06, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Prepares Regional Volunteers for Deployment in Liberia
The pioneer ECOWAS Volunteers made of young specialists in various fields of human endeavour are to receive a week-long induction training in Monrovia, Liberia from Monday, 7th May… Read more »
May 04, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Leaders Agree New Measures to Restore Peace to Guinea Bissau, Mali
ECOWAS leaders have threatened to reinstate targeted sanctions against those who disrupt the process for the election of a new president in Mali to replace President Amadou Toumani… Read more »
May 02, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS to Hold Second Extra-Ordinary Summit On Guinea Bissau, Mali
ECOWAS leaders are to hold a second extra-ordinary session in Dakar, Senegal on Thursday, 3rd May 2012 to synchronize regional responses to the unfolding political crises in two… Read more »
May 01, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Sanctions Guinea Bissau After Failed Talks
ECOWAS has imposed diplomatic, economic and financial sanctions on Guinea Bissau after talks in Banjul on 29th April 2012 between Foreign Ministers of the regional Contact Group… Read more »
April 30, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Losing Patience Over Perennial Crisis in Guinea Bissau
The Gambian President, Alhaji Yahya Jammeh, has warned that the region was "losing its patience" over the perennial political crisis in Guinea Bissau and would not allow a tiny… Read more »
April 29, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Contact Group Ministers On Guinea Bissau Meets in Banjul
Foreign Ministers of the seven-nation ECOWAS Contact Group on Guinea Bissau are meeting with the country's political stakeholders on Sunday, 29th April 2012 in Banjul, The Gambia,… Read more »
April 27, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS to Send Troops to Guinea Bissau, Mali
ECOWAS leaders have authorized the immediate deployment of regional troops to Guinea Bissau and Mali as part of efforts to restore peace in the two Member States following military… Read more »
April 25, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Leaders to Meet in Abidjan On Guinea Bissau, Mali Crises
ECOWAS Heads of State and Government are to meet in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Thursday, 26th April 2012, on the political crises in Guinea Bissau and Mali. Read more »
April 27, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Statement on Sending Troops to Mali and Guinea Bissau
1. At the invitation of H.E. Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire and Chairman of ECOWAS, the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic… Read more »
April 18, 2012
West Africa: Journalists Challenged On Small Arms, Light Weapons Proliferation in West Africa
A three-day sensitization and capacity building workshop for journalists on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALWs) control opened on Thursday, 19th April 2012 at Ghana's border town… Read more »
West Africa: Media Sensitization Workshop On Small Arms, Light Weapons Control Holds in Ghana
A three-day sensitization and capacity building workshop for journalists in Ghana, opens on Thursday, 19th April 2012 at Sogakope near the country's border with Togo, as part of… Read more »
April 16, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Delegation Due in Bissau to Impress On Immediate Return to Constitutional Rule
An ECOWAS delegation led by the President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, is due in Guinea Bissau on Monday, 16th April 2012 to deliver a special… Read more »
April 13, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Reaction to On Going Coup Attempt in Guinea Bissau
The ECCOWAS Commission has just learnt with great concern about the on-going attempt by the military to overthrow the Government of Guinea Bissau. Read more »
West Africa: Security Council Recommends Deployment of Regional Force in Mali
The ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council has recommended for adoption by regional leaders, the report of the Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff on the possible deployment of a… Read more »
April 11, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Mediation, Security Council to Meet in Abidjan On Mali, Guinea-Bissau
Ministers of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council will meet in Abidjan on Thursday, 12th April 2012 to review proposals for resolving the political crises in Mali and Guinea… Read more »
April 09, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Commission Declaration Following the Declaration of Independence of Northern Mali By the MNLA
The ECOWAS Commission has just learnt from the international media today 6th April 2012, of the so-called Declaration of Independence by the National Movement for the Liberation of… Read more »
West Africa: Statement By H. E. Alassane Ouattara, Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government On the Positive Development of the Political Situation in Mali
Following the coup d'état perpetrated by Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo on 22 March 2012 against the democratically elected President of Mali, H.E. Amadou Toumani Touré,… Read more »