All posts by Harouna MAYAKI
ECOWAS tasks media and youth-led organisations on drug trafficking and organised crime
Abuja 5th July 2017 . The ECOWAS Commission has charged media practitioners, youth-led organisations and Networks to become active partners in the fight against illicit drug trafficking, organized crimes and drug abuse in West Africa. The charge was given by … Continue reading
ECOWAS seeks collective ownership of security sector reforms
Abuja, 19th of June 2016. The collective ownership of the ECOWAS-driven Security Sector Reforms and Governance (SSRG) by relevant Directorates and Departments as well as Sister Agencies of ECOWAS is key in the regional efforts aimed at creating a more … Continue reading
ECOWAS consolidates youth empowerment efforts
Abuja, July 2nd 2017 . In line with its desire to reduce youth unemployment in the region, a steering Committee of the ECOWAS Youth Entrepreneurship and Empowerment Programme (EYEP) has been inaugurated. The EYEP which is an initiative of the … Continue reading
ECOWAS humanitarian efforts directly impact security in the region
Abuja, 21st June 2017. “The success of our efforts in addressing humanitarian concerns as a region have an important and direct impact on the overall human security outcomes of the region” said the Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission and partners donate food to refugees in ABUJA
Abuja, 21st June 2017. The ECOWAS Commission in collaboration with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the National Commission for Refugee Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) have donated food items worth USD 3,000 to refugees in … Continue reading
ECOWAS, IDEA and ACPF host RECs on the implementation of AU’s 2063 Agenda
Abuja, June 13 2017. A strategic planning and capacity development retreat on the role of African Regional Economic Communities (RECs)s in the Implementation of the First Ten Year Action Plan of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 has ended in … Continue reading
Togolese president Faure Gnassingbe takes the reins of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government
Monrovia, 7 June 2017. Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbé, has been elected by his West African peers to preside over the destiny of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, for a one year term, in replacement of the … Continue reading