All posts by Harouna MAYAKI
Final validation workshop on Abidjan – Lagos Corridor opens in Abuja
Abuja, 14th July 2017 The concluding two-Day Workshop meant to validate the Study on institutional and legal framework for the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor (ALC) began in Abuja on the 14th of July, 2017. Participants are examining Corridor Management as … Continue reading
West African National Volunteer agencies set up regional coordination platform
Abuja, 14th July 2017. The heads of national volunteer agencies and programmes in ECOWAS Member States have set up a regional coordination and exchange platform. Under the aegis of the ECOWAS Youth and Sports Development Centre (EYSDC), the platform is … Continue reading
ECOWAS restates commitment to cooperation with Italy and Germany
Abuja, 13th July 2017. The ECOWAS Commission has restated commitment to cooperation with the European nations of Italy and Germany within its international collaboration framework. The President of the Commission Mr. Marcel de Souza gave the commitment on the 12th … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission President pays a courtesy call on Michel Arion at the end of his duty tour to Nigeria
Abuja, 11 July 2017. The head of the EU delegation to Nigeria and the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, Michel Arion, extolled the excellent relation between the EU and ECOWAS. He made the … Continue reading
ECOWAS strengthens capacity of its Early Warning Directorate on governance and human rights
Abuja, 11th July 2017. In furtherance of the mandate to maintain peace and security in the region, ECOWAS Commission is strengthening the capacity of its Early Warning Directorate (EWD) in handling governance and human rights issues. To this end, a … Continue reading
ECOWAS concludes media and youth organisations training on drug trafficking and organised crime
Abuja July 7th 2017 . A two-Day training by the ECOWAS Commission, of media and youth organizations on needed collaboration in the fight against drug trafficking/ abuse and organized crime has ended in Abuja, Nigeria on the 6th of July … Continue reading
Liberian president Sirleaf appointed member of AU Panel of the Wise
Abuja 7th July 2017. The African Union (AU) Assembly has appointed Liberian president and erstwhile chairperson of the authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as a member of its Panel of the Wise in … Continue reading