Press Releases
ECOWAS PARTNERS NCFRMI AND UNHCR TO HONOUR WORLD REFUGEE DAY
The Commissioner of Social Affairs and Gender of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Dr.Siga Fatima Jagne presented a renovated lavatory facility to the Government Secondary School, Garki in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of … Continue reading
AfDB visits ECOWAS on the West Africa Regional Integration Strategy
Abuja, 25th September 2019. The African Development Bank (AfDB) is on a five-day consultative mission to the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in preparation for the West Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP) 2020 – … Continue reading
ECOWAS, ICRC Hold Annual Review Meeting on Implementation of IHL Treaties In West Africa
Abuja, 24th September 2019. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) commenced the Annual Review Meeting of the Implementation of key International Humanitarian Law (IHL) treaties by Member States on … Continue reading
UNECA Partners ECOWAS towards the Development of post 2020 Vision
Abuja, 20th September 2019. The Vice President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Head of the Steering Committee of the ECOWAS Post 2020 Vision, Madam Finda Koroma reiterated the Commission’s commitment to developing … Continue reading
ECOWAS, EU and UNDOC hold PSCC Meeting to Ensure Effective Coordination of the Regional Action Plan on Organized Crime and Drugs
Abuja, 19th September 2019. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in partnership with the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) Regional Office for West and Central Africa opened its Project Steering … Continue reading
ECOWAS attends first meeting of the steering and monitoring committee of the national Early Warning and Response Mechanism to security risks in Mali
Bamako, 17 September 2019: The Steering and Monitoring Committee of the National Early Warning and Response Mechanism in Mali held its first meeting on 17 September 2019 in Bamako. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Mr Boubou Cisse, Prime Minister … Continue reading
Noun seeks ECOWAS support to improve access to Higher Education In West Africa through open and distance learning
Abuja, 18th September 2019. Representatives of the Department of Education, Science and Culture of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) paid a courtesy visit to the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to deliberate on … Continue reading