May 11, 2013
West Africa: Regional Defence Chiefs Charged On Successful Transformation of Afisma Into UN Mission in Mali
Cote d'Ivoire's Minister in Charge of Defence in the Office of the President, Mr. Paul Koffi Koffi Has Urged Regional Chiefs of Defence Staff to Make Recommendations for the… Read more »
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 12, 2013
West Africa: Message of Condolences of the AFISMA Head of Mission, Following the Death of Brigadier General Yaye Garba, Afisma Deputy Force Commander
President Pierre Buyoya, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and Head of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA), has… Read more »
May 10, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS, Partners Have Made Irreversible Progress in Mali
ECOWAS and the international community have made irreversible progress in Mali by freeing the north of the country from the grip of terrorists and securing its territorial… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Sympathizes With Nigeria Over Pilots Death
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo has sent a condolence message to Nigeria's President Dr. Goodluck Ebele… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Defence Chiefs to Discuss Modalities for Transformation of Afisma Into UN Mission in Mali
The modalities for the transformation of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA) into a UN Mission will be discussed at a two-day meeting of the… Read more »
May 11, 2013
West Africa: Regional Defence Chiefs Charged On Successful Transformation of Afisma Into UN Mission in Mali
Cote d'Ivoire's Minister in charge of Defence in the office of the President, Mr. Paul Koffi Koffi has urged regional chiefs of defence staff to make recommendations for the… 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 27, 2013
West Africa: Experts Adopt Road Map for Enhancing the Power of Community Parliament
A road map that will ultimately result in the adoption of a Supplementary Act to enhance the powers of the ECOWAS Parliament has been adopted at a multidisciplinary meeting of… Read more »
April 24, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS Ministers Agree Implementation Action Plan On Proposed Lagos-Abidjan Highway
ECOWAS Ministers of Works/Road Infrastructure, Transport, Finance and Justice from Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo, ended their one-day meeting of Monday, 22nd April… Read more »
April 23, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS Election Observer Mission Gets Automated
The Electoral Assistance Division of the ECOWAS Commission on 17th April, 2013 in Abuja, presented a database that will house the records of all professionals in the region in the… Read more »
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 »
West Africa: Call for Accelerated Implementation of African Infrastructure Development Programme
Stakeholders, including Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the African Union, NEPAD, development partners and the World Economic Forum (WEF), have ended a three-day meeting in… Read more »
April 19, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS Ministers to Meet On Construction of Lagos-Abidjan Highway
ECOWAS Ministers of Works/Road Infrastructure, Transport, Finance and Justice from Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo, will meet on Monday, 22nd April 2013 in Abuja to… Read more »
April 15, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS, Development Partners Adopt New Coordination Mechanism
ECOWAS and its development partners have reached an agreement on a three-tier mechanism for coordinating their joint activities for greater effectiveness. Under the agreement… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS to Send 40 Volunteers to Sierra Leone
ECOWAS plans to deploy 40 volunteers to Sierra Leone to support the country’s health and education sectors. To this end, a delegation of the ECOWAS Volunteers Programme (EVP)… Read more »
West Africa: Sweden Supports ECOWAS Programme On Climate Adaptability
Sweden is to provide 6.7 million US dollars over four years to support West Africa's programme to reduce the region’s vulnerability to climate change. 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 »
April 09, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS, EU Sign 74 Million-Euro Agreement to Support AFISMA, Free Movement
ECOWAS and the European Union on Tuesday, 9th April 2013 in Abuja, signed a grant agreement for 76 million Euros to support the African-led International Mission in Mali (AFISMA),… Read more »
April 06, 2013
West Africa: UK Envoy Accredited as Country's Special Representative to ECOWAS
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadre Desire Ouedraogo has praised the government of the United Kingdom for its contributions to the success of West Africa's… Read more »
April 05, 2013
West Africa: ECOWAS, Partners to Hold Meeting in Abuja
The 9th Annual Coordination meeting between ECOWAS and its Development Partners will take place on Monday, 8th April 2013 at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, to discuss the status… Read more »
West Africa: ECOWAS Commission's President, U.S. Delegation Exchange Views On Mali
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, on Wednesday, 3rd April 2013 met with a visiting delegation from the… Read more »
West Africa: Veterinary Chiefs Agree Common Positions On Standards At Abuja Workshop
West Africa's Chief Veterinary Officers have agreed on harmonized standards for key areas in animal health to be presented to African delegates at the April 2013 meeting of the… Read more »
March 28, 2013
West Africa: National Orientation Agency of Nigeria Partners ECOWAS On Peace
The ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Mrs. Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman, has reiterated ECOWAS' commitment to support peace initiatives by any Member… Read more »