Organized by the ECOWAS Communication Directorate, with the support of the office of the German International Cooperation Agency for Development (GIZ) in Abuja, this meeting will be held at the ECOWAS Permanent Representation in Abidjan and shall be officially launched by the Minister of African Integration and Ivorians living Abroad.

The goal is to strengthen the capacities of Communication Officers on the new graphic charter and visual identity of ECOWAS to further harmonize communication within the institution. The importance of this meeting lies in the fact that this is the first time since the creation of the ECOWAS Commission in 1975 that the Communication Officers of Institutions and Specialized Agencies are going to meet to discuss and align their knowledge-base to enable the sub-regional institution to communicate “with a single voice”.

The participants to this workshop, will have 3 days to share their experiences and exchange views on the standard template of the Community’s Graphic Charter and visual identity, to raise ECOWAS positioning to the level of internationally renowned institutions, on the one hand; but also, they shall discuss aspects related to the project of upgrading and improving the main ECOWAS website, on the other hand.

This workshop follows through the instructions of the President of the Commission, H.E. Mr. Jean Claude Kassi BROU for the diligent implementation of the newly adopted ECOWAS graphic charter, in order to harmonize the graphic charter and visual identity of the official documents of the sub-regional institution.

It is worthy to note that the purpose of this design and implementation of a new graphic charter and visual identity for ECOWAS is to put an end to unauthorized reproductions, as well as, inconsistencies observed in the use of colors, fonts and logo of the Commission. The design of the new ECOWAS graphic charter and visual identity document by the Communication Directorate of the Commission has been underway since 2016 with the support of GIZ through the provision of graphic designers and technical advice.