Press Releases
ECOWAS to improve mutual administrative assistance and cooperation between Customs services of Member States
Abuja, 3rd September 2018Â Â . Experts from the Customs sector of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commenced a three day meeting on 3rd September 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria in order to review and adopt a draft Supplementary Act … Continue reading
Experts from Member States Ministries of Information hold consultations on ECOWAS radio
Monrovia, 5 September 2018. Liberia’s acting Minister of Information, Daniel Gayedyu, has stressed the leading role that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Radio can play in information, education and raising awareness for West African citizens. Speaking in … Continue reading
Coordination Meeting of ECOWAS Maritime Zones to Hold in Abidjan
The Interoperability Coordination Meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Maritime Zones is scheduled to hold in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire from Wednesday, 5th to Friday, 7th September, 2018, to initiate and formalize appropriate nomination of staff positions … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission President holds bilateral talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
The President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Jean-Claude Kassi Brou received the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Angela Merkel to the Commission Headquarters on the 31st of August, 2018. Chancellor … Continue reading
ECOWAS, AFDB collaborate towards regional integration
A Management team of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by its Commissioner for Macro Economy Policy and Economic Research Kofi Konadu Apraku have called on the African Development Bank (AfDB) to continue its … Continue reading
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the ECOWAS Commission
In furtherance of the excellent relations between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Federal Republic of Germany, the President of the ECOWAS Commission Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, will play host to the Chancellor of the Federal Republic … Continue reading
ECOWAS and UNHCR collaborate to build humanitarian response capacity in west Africa
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are collaborating to scale up the level of response to humanitarian and emergency situations in the region. To this end, a five-Day Emergency Management … Continue reading