June 27, 2013
West Africa: Ghana's President Mahama Urges Vigilance On Mali
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has called for "vigilance, attention and more hard work" to consolidate the gains from efforts at returning Mali to democracy and sustainable… Read more »
June 05, 2013
West Africa: African Experts Urged to Recommend Implementable Plan for Continental Roads and Road Safety
African road infrastructure and road safety experts have been urged to recommend "pragmatic and implementable action plans" for achieving an "ambitious" plan to harmonise the… Read more »
June 04, 2013
West Africa: African Experts to Adopt Two Documents On Trans African Highway and Road Safety At Accra Meetng
African Road Infrastructure and Safety experts are meeting in Accra from Tuesday, 4thJune 2013 to validate two documents setting up minimum standards for roads covered under the… Read more »
May 11, 2013
West Africa: Workshop On Youth Employment Action Plan Ends in Accra
ECOWAS Member States have been urged to establish a mechanism for monitoring and evaluating the efficacy of their National Youth Employment Plans in responding to the youth… Read more »
May 08, 2013
West Africa: Minister Wants Entrepreneurship Studied in Educational Institutions in West Africa
Ghana's Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Honourable Nii Armah Ashietey, has called for the introduction of entrepreneurship as a course in institutions of higher… Read more »
April 23, 2013
West Africa: Minister Canvasses Capacitation of ECOWAS Parliament
Ghana's Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Ms Marietta Brew Appiah- Oppong has urged experts charged with developing a mechanism for enlarging the powers of the ECOWAS… Read more »
April 21, 2013
West Africa: Experts Meeting On Enhancing the Powers of ECOWAS Parliament to Take Place in Accra
An experts meeting to consider a mechanism for enhancing the powers of the ECOWAS parliament in compliance with the 2003 directive of regional leaders opens in Accra on Monday,… Read more »
April 13, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS, Partners Take Bold Step to Eliminate Malaria
ECOWAS and its partners have achieved another milestone in their stride towards the elimination of malaria in the region with the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a… Read more »
February 19, 2013
West Africa: West Africa Moves to Revive Economic Partnership Agreement Negotations With EU
West Africa's experts are meeting in Accra, Ghana from Wednesday, 20th February 2013 in the latest effort to jump-start the stalled Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)… Read more »
December 10, 2012
West Africa: Preliminary Declaration On the Elections in Ghana
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December 09, 2012
West Africa: President Ouedraogo Congratulates Ghanaians
The President of the ECOWAS Commission His Excellency Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo has commended Ghanaians for their patience, enthusiasm, as well as peaceful… Read more »
West Africa: Ghana's Electoral Process Peaceful, Transparent - ECOWAS Poll Observer Mission
The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to Ghana's 2012 Presidential and Parliamentary elections led by Nigeria's former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described the… Read more »
December 06, 2012
West Africa: Obasanjo Calls for Peaceful Elections in Ghana
As Ghanaians go to the polls on Friday to elect a President and parliamentarians, the Head of ECOWAS Observation Mission to Ghana, Nigeria's former President Chief Olusegun… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Observation Mission Engages Ghana Stakeholders Ahead of Friday Elections
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, who is at the head of the 250-member ECOWAS observer mission to Ghana's 7th December 2012 presidential and legislative elections… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Poll Observers Deploy in Ghana
Members of the 250-strong ECOWAS Observation Mission for Ghana's 7th December 2012 presidential and parliamentary elections have been deployed across the country's 10… Read more »
December 05, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Poll Observers in Ghana to Strengthen Democratic Governance
The 250-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission for Ghana's 7th December 2012 general elections is in the country to lend support and strengthen democratic governance in the… Read more »
West Africa: Obasanjo Commends Ghana's Democratic Tradition
Nigeria's former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, head of the 250-member ECOWAS Observation Mission for Ghana's 7th December 2012 general elections, has lauded Ghana's National… Read more »
December 04, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Mission Optimistic At Successful Polls in Ghana
The head of ECOWAS' 250-member Observation Mission for Ghana's 7th December 2012 general elections, Nigeria's former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed optimism at… Read more »
November 29, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Election Observation Mission Due in Ghana
The 250-member ECOWAS Election Observation Mission is due in Accra on Thursday 29th November for Ghana's 7th December general elections, within the context of the region's… Read more »
November 09, 2012
West Africa: Former President Obasanjo to Lead ECOWAS Election Observer Mission to Ghana
Nigeria’s former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will lead a 250-member ECOWAS Election Observer Mission to Ghana’s general elections scheduled for 7th December 2012… Read more »
October 30, 2012
West Africa: Regional Stakeholders to Set Framework for Sustainable Energy in West Africa At Accra Forum
Major players in West Africa’s energy sector are meeting in Accra from Monday, 29th October 2012 to establish a regional framework for the attainment of the three critical… Read more »
September 27, 2012
West Africa: Using ECOWAS Trade Fair to Boost Intra-Community Trade
West African countries have been challenged to use the forthcoming 7th ECOWAS Trade Fair in Accra, as a mechanism to boost intra-Community trade and eliminate reliance on the… Read more »
August 12, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Solidarity At Late President Atta-Mills' Funeral
Ten West African leaders were among the 12 Heads of State and delegations from more than 50 countries that attended the State funeral of Ghana's late President John Evans… Read more »
August 11, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Leaders in Regional Solidarity At Late President Atta-Mills' Funeral
The remains of Ghana's late President John Evans Atta-Mills were laid to rest near the Osu Castle (seat of Government) on Friday 10th August 2012, after a State funeral ceremony… Read more »
August 10, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Urges Immortalization of Late President Attah Mills' Legacy
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, says the greatest tribute to the memory of Ghana's late President,… Read more »