Press Releases
Ministers in charge of child protection and human rights have adopted the Banjul Declaration on firm measures for the protection of children victims of human rights violations.
ECOWAS Commission through its Gender Development Centre (EGDC) alongside the West Africa Re-gional Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights convened a high-level meet-ing of Ministers responsible for Gender and Child Protection and Ministers in charge of … Continue reading
Vers une position commune des États membres de la CEDEAO concernant le projet de Protocole de la ZLECAf relatif à la politique de la concurrence
Autorité régionale de la concurrence de la CEDEAO (ARCC) : vers une position commune des États membres de la CEDEAO concernant le projet de Protocole de la ZLECAf relatif à la politique de la concurrence Saly, Sénégal, 19-21 mai 2022 … Continue reading
ECOWAS Peace Support Operations Division successfully organizes induction and orientation training for newly deployed personnelÂ
The ECOWAS Commission recently organized a 5-day induction and orientation programme for newly deployed personnel of the Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) and the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF). Â The training which commenced on the 16th and ended on … Continue reading
The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) to coordinate ECOWAS Member States’ positions on the Draft AfCFTA Protocol on competition
Saly, Senegal, 19-21 May 2022: The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) organized a meeting of a Working Group for the review of the Draft AfCFTA Protocol on competition, prior to the fifth meeting of negotiations between African Union States Parties … Continue reading
Regulating arms brokering in the ECOWAS Region.
The ECOWAS Commission trough the OCWAR-T project held a Technical Experts Meeting for the Validation of Study Report on Arms Brokering in the ECOWAS Region. The ECOWAS Small Arms and Light Weapons Division (SALW) through the Organised Crime: West African … Continue reading
Mise en oeuvre du projet PAPEV : La CEDEAO et le HCDH organisent une Réunion de Haut Niveau des Ministres en charge de la protection des droits des enfants.
Dans le cadre de la mise en Å“uvre du Projet d’Appui à la Protection des Enfants Victimes de Violations de leurs droits (PAPEV), la Commission de la Communauté Economique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) par le biais de … Continue reading
The ECOWAS Commission hosts the World Bank Delegation supporting the implementation of the West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) project
The ECOWAS Commission, through the Directorate of Free Movement and Migration will host a World Bank delegation to discuss and review the implementation of the WURI project on 23rd and 24th May 2022. The World Bank conducts missions twice yearly … Continue reading