All posts by Harouna MAYAKI
Communique about Terrorist attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo
The Economic Community of West African States followed with utmost dismay and great outrage the inhuman act perpetrated on Wednesday 7January 2015 against the offices of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which resulted in loss of life. In these difficult … Continue reading
ECOWAS moves to correct imbalance in women participation in politics
A technical workshop opened at the ECOWAS Commission Abuja, on Monday 15 December 2015, towards the development of an ECOWAS Gender and Elections Strategy, and a pilot Fellowship Programme for Women in Peace and Security as part of determined regional … Continue reading
ECOWAS Defence Chiefs mobilize against Ebola
An emergency session of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) opened in Accra, the Ghanaian capital on Monday 8th December 2014 with the Chairman, Ghana’s Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie calling for urgent military contribution by Member States … Continue reading
ECOWAS quickening integration with joint border posts
Pursuant to the recognition that full regional integration would be a mirage without the removal of trade barriers, ECOWAS is intensifying efforts at creating joint border posts for seamless checks. The effort is in aid of the protocol of free … Continue reading
ECOWAS-CET will be implemented as of January 2015
ECOWAS member countries effective January 1, 2015, will begin the implementation of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff, CET. This means that member countries will be paying a uniform tariff at all borders in the sub-region. WEST AFRICAN ECONOMIES GET BOOST … Continue reading
HE Président Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo, About the 40th anniversary of ECOWAS
The year 2015, which we are about to inaugurate with the coming into force of a Common External Tariff for the 15 ECOWAS Member States, will equally mark the 40th Anniversary of ECOWAS. This epitomizes its entire symbolic importance. We … Continue reading
ECOWAS member states pledge military medical personnel to bolster ebola fight
ECOWAS Member States have pledged to deploy over the next six months, some 192 military medical personnel to strengthen the fight against the Ebola epidemic in the region’s most affected countries. Rising from an extraordinary meeting of the Committee of … Continue reading
