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ECOWAS, BMZ and the Gambia government launch the Gambia Stabilisation Fund in Banjul
The ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with The Government of the Republic of The Gambia and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on Monday, 15th April, 2019 launched the Gambia Stabilization Fund in Banjul. The launch took place … Continue reading
ECOWAS moves to ensure Biosafety in the region
Abuja, 17th May, 2019. The preliminary draft regulations on biosafety in West Africa have been validated by Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in order to address the challenges related to the use of modern biotechnologies … Continue reading
ECOWAS Security Ministers to work With Nigeria and other Member States to tackle Regional Security Challenges
Abuja, 16th May 2019. The Ministers in charge of security in Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are inclined to having greater collaboration with Nigeria in order to engender a safer and more stable region. … Continue reading
ECOWAS, GIZ meet in Abuja to Strengthen Cooperation
Abuja, 15th May 2019. The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) received a delegation from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on a courtesy visit to discuss ways of strengthening the GIZ – ECOWAS Cooperation. … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission urges harmonised strategies and collective expertise to tackle regional security
Abuja, 14th May 2019. The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged the harmonisation of strategies as well as the engagement of collective expertise by all stakeholders in tackling the security challenges in the region. … Continue reading
Regional Experts Meet to validate Regulations on biotechnological risk Prevention in West Africa
Abuja, 14th May, 2019. Regional Experts of biosafety commenced a meeting on 14th May 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria, with the aim of validating the preliminary draft of the regulations on biotechnological risk prevention in West Africa. The meeting comprising of … Continue reading
Leaders pledge to collectively confront regional challenges as first ordinary session of ECOWAS parliament’s fourth legislature, opens
Abuja, 8TH May, 2019. The President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Jean-Claude Kassi Brou has pledged to collaborate with the Parliament and other Community Institutions in order to collectively confront the Organisation’s regional … Continue reading