April 05, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Joint Chiefs of Defence Staff Hold Emergency Meeting On Mali Crisis
An emergency meeting of ECOWAS Joint Chiefs of Defence Staff opened Thursday 5th April 2012, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, to discuss the political situation in Mali, including the… Read more »
March 30, 2012
West Africa: Emergency Mini-Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State On the Situation in Mali
1. Among the decisions taken at the Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS of 27 March 2012 on the political situation in Mali, Summit resolved to dispatch a high- level delegation to Mali… Read more »
March 29, 2012
West Africa: Delegation of Regional Leaders Due in Bamako
Regional leaders who are members of the high level delegation constituted at the just ended extraordinary summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government over the coup in Mali, are… Read more »
West Africa: Delegation of Regional Leaders Due in Bamako
Regional leaders who are members of the high level delegation constituted at the just ended extraordinary summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government over the coup in Mali, are… Read more »
March 27, 2012
West Africa: Final Communique From the Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS
1. At the invitation of H.E. Alassane Dramane OUATTARA, President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire and current Chairman of ECOWAS, the Authority of Heads of State and Government of… Read more »
March 28, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Chairman Ouattara Leads High-Level Delegation To Mali
A high-level delegation of ECOWAS leaders led by the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d'Ivoire is due in Mali… Read more »
March 26, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Extra-Ordinary Summit in Abidjan On Situation in Mali
An extra-ordinary summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government will take place in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on Tuesday, 27th March 2012 to discuss the political situation in Mali… Read more »
March 24, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Calls On Senegalese to Seek Peaceful Re-Run Presidential Election
The Head of the ECOWAS Observation Mission, His Excellency Koffi Sama, has reiterated his call on the people of Senegal to ensure that the run-off presidential election "unfolds in… Read more »
March 21, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Statement On the Disturbances in Bamako, Mali
The ECOWAS Commission has been following the unfolding events in Bamako, the capital of Mali, with dismay and mounting concern, following the mutiny by a section of the military at… Read more »
March 12, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Determined to Fight Regional Insecurity
ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff have ended an emergency meeting in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with wide-ranging recommendations on how to tackle security threats in the Sahel region and… Read more »
February 28, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Supports Ivorian Peace Process With U.S.$300,000
The ECOWAS Commission has donated 300,000 US dollars in support of the peace and reconciliation efforts in Cote d'Ivoire. Read more »
February 19, 2012
West Africa: General Obasanjo to Lead Joint AU-Ecowas Mission to Senegal
The 40th Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government has endorsed the dispatch of a Joint African Union-ECOWAS High- Level Mission to be led by… Read more »
February 16, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS to Provide Humanitarian Assistance to Victims of Food Crisis
The ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council has approved the release of three million dollars by the ECOWAS Commission to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of food crisis… Read more »
February 15, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Member States Urged to Rise Up to Regional Security Challenges
The Chairman of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council, Nigeria's Foreign Minister Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru has called on Member States to close ranks in dealing with the… Read more »
February 14, 2012
West Africa: 29th Ministerial Meeting of ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council in Abuja
A meeting of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council at ministerial level will take place on Wednesday, 15th February 2012 at the ECOWAS Commission's Abuja Headquarters, to… Read more »
January 25, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Statement On Recent Terrorist Attacks in Nigeria
The ECOWAS Commission condemns the spate of terrorist attacks which have recently claimed scores of lives in different parts of Nigeria thereby aggravating insecurity among both… Read more »
December 28, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Statement On Guinea Bissau
The ECOWAS Commission has learnt with dismay and utter disappointment the attempts by a section of the Armed Forces of Guinea Bissau to destabilize the political situation in the… Read more »
November 29, 2011
West Africa: Africa ECOWAS Peace Support Evaluation Exercise Ends in Accra
The ECOWAS Standby Force Command-Post Exercise (ESF CPX) code-named JIGUI III has ended in Accra, Ghana after a week-long series of activities including mapping and simulation of… Read more »
November 16, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Urged to Arrest Rising Spate of Piracy, Terrorism in the Region
A retreat of senior ECOWAS officials and other stakeholders has warned of a looming time bomb linked to the increased incidence of piracy and terrorism in the region and urged… Read more »
November 14, 2011
West Africa: Command Post Exercise for ECOWAS Standby Force in Accra
A Command Post Exercise (CPX) to evaluate aspects of the main component of the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) opens at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra… Read more »
October 10, 2011
West Africa: President Gbeho Appeals for Peaceful, Credible Elections in Liberia (ECOWAS)
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency James Victor Gbeho, has appealed for peaceful, free, fair and credible elections in Liberia. Read more »
October 05, 2011
West Africa: West African Defence Chiefs Intensify Efforts On Maritime Security (ECOWAS)
The ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) has recommended an expansion of membership of its sub-committee on maritime security from five to 10 members, as part of… Read more »
October 01, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Expresses Solidarity With Nigeria On Security
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency James Victor Gbeho, has reiterated the organization's strong condemnation of the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Nigeria… Read more »
September 10, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS Delegation Soon for UN to Discuss Region's Security Challenges
ECOWAS is to send a delegation to meet with the UN Secretary General in New York to canvass greater efforts by the UN in addressing the security challenges in West Africa,… Read more »
August 26, 2011
West Africa: ECOWAS, Cote d'Ivoire Agree Post-Conflict Reconstruction Support
The ECOWAS Commission is to send a team of experts to Cote d'Ivoire in October to assist the country in working out details of projects to be funded by China under the framework of… Read more »