H. E. Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will be attending an Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The Session is scheduled to hold from March 29, 2021 to April 2, 2021.
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ECOWAS, UNOWAS strengthen collaboration on peace, security & good governance in West Africa
The ECOWAS Commission and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) are strengthening their existing collaboration in peace, security and good governance in West Africa.
ECOWAS calls for equal gender future in a post-covid world
The ECOWAS Commission on Monday, March 8, 2021, joined the international community in observing the International Women’s Day.
Election 2020: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf lauds ECOWAS Observers in Ghana
The Head of the ECOWAS Observer Mission, Her Excellency, Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has heaped praises on the 125-member observer mission deployed in all the 16 regions in Ghana for the just-concluded December 7, 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections.
ECOWAS Ministers in Charge of Telecom, ICT and Post meet on digital transformation
Ministers from ECOWAS Member States in charge of Telecommunications/Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Post, met virtually on November 26, 2020 to deliberate and firm up a common position on laying the foundation to support a secure cyber environment in the region.
We’re hurt by the senseless terrorist attacks in Nigeria – ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has bemoaned the recent terrorist attacks in north-eastern Nigeria where more than 100 civilians were ruthlessly killed and many others wounded.
ECOWAS election observation team meets election stakeholders
The Election Observation Mission (EOM) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by H.E. Kabiné Komara, former Prime Minister of Guinea and Head of the Mission to Burkina Faso, met with the main stakeholders involved in the organisation of the November 22, 2020, presidential and legislative elections in Ouagadougou on 19 and […]
ECOWAS Ministers of Trade deliberate over Regional and Continental Trade Developments
The ECOWAS Ministers of Trade (ECOMOT) met virtually on the 22nd of October 2020 to discuss recent regional and continental trade developments and make recommendations to the ECOWAS Council of Ministers.
Thank you for helping us – Mali’s Interim Prez N’daw to Akufo-Addo
Mali’s transitional President, His Excellency Bah N’daw, has thanked the President of the Republic and Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the role he has played so far in helping to resolve the political impasse in Mali.
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Mali after recognizing a civilian-led transitional government
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted the sanctions it placed on Mali. This follows the successful installation of a civilian-led transitional government. A communique that announced the decision of the Community Heads of States on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, acknowledged steps being taken towards a return to democratic rule in Mali […]
ECOWAS lauches Response Planning and Country Vulnerability Assessment reports
The ECOWAS Commission has launched the Joint Analysis and Response Planning Compendium and Regional and Country Risk Assessment Reports. This event signifies the successful conclusion of the Reacting to Early Warning and Response Data project (REWARD) which commenced in 2015, with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Akufo-Addo elected new ECOWAS Chairman
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been elected Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The election was held at the 57th ECOWAS Summit held in Niamey, Niger, on Monday, September 7, 2020. The President, who was elected unanimously […]