Press Releases
ECONEC Elects Dr. Goncalves as new President
Abuja, 7th August 2019. The ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) at the end of its 6th Biennial General Assembly on the 7th of August 2019 elected Dr. Maria do Rosario Lopes Pereira Goncalves, Chair of CNE of Cabo Verde … Continue reading
ECOWAS Promotes Inclusiveness in the Electoral Process in the Region
Abuja, 5th August 2019. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) through the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) organised a one-day symposium on the promotion of inclusivity in the electoral process in the Region. The symposium, which took … Continue reading
Regional Conference on Electoral Security Identifies Ways of Addressing Electoral Challenges in West Africa
August 5th 2019. Participants at the just ended Regional Conference on Electoral Security in ECOWAS Member States have identified sensible ways of addressing the issues having to do with electoral challenges in the region. The identified methods contained in the … Continue reading
ECOWAS Encourages a Multi-Stakeholder approach to Internet Development and Governance in the region
Banjul, 26th July 2019. The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) brought together a cross section of stakeholders involved in the internet ecosystem to The Gambia, for the 11th edition of the West Africa Internet Governance … Continue reading
ECOWAS Accredits Ambassadors of Israel and Namibia
Abuja, 31st July 2019. The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Jean-Claude Kassi Brou received the letters of credence of H.E. Shimon Ben-Shosham, the Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Humphrey Desmond Gieseb, … Continue reading
ECOWAS Strengthens Capacity of Guinea Bissau Parliamentarians on Management of Disputes
Accra, Ghana, 25th July, 2019. The ECOWAS Commission is strengthening the capacity of Guinea Bissau law makers on the use of negotiation, dialogue and mediation as effective tools for the management of parliamentary disputes. Declaring open 4-Day workshop to this … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission Solicits the Entrenchment of Democratic Governance in West Africa
Abuja 30th July 2019. The ECOWAS Commission is soliciting the entrenchment of democratic governance in West Africa in order to have the right atmosphere for stability and the economic development of the region. At the start of a two-Day regional … Continue reading