Abuja, 11th February 2018. The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission is following with great interest the communal elections held on 4 February 2018 in Guinea. The President of the Commission welcomes the successful holding … Continue reading →

Ouagadougou, 10 February 2018. The President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Marcel de Souza was conferred with the title of Grand Commander of the National Order of Burkina on Friday 9 February 2018 … Continue reading →

Abuja, 8th February 2018 . In line with its Drug Action Plan (2016-2020), the ECOWAS Commission has commenced a three-day capacity building workshop beginning from 7th of February 2018, in Abuja Nigeria. The workshop which is being convened in collaboration with … Continue reading →

Ziniare (Burkina Faso), 8 February 2018. Sixty-four (64) West African youth were presented certificates on Wednesday 7 February 2018 in Ziniare, Burkina Faso. It came after a thirty-day training organised by the Youth and Sports Development Centre of the Economic … Continue reading →

The Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have imposed individual sanctions on persons or organisations impeding the process for ending the crisis in Guinea Bissau. At their Extraordinary Session held on 27 … Continue reading →

Abuja, February 2nd 2018. The Focal Persons of the 15 Components of the ECOWAS Conflict Prevention Framework (ECPF) ended on the 1st of February, 2018, their three-Day retreat where, among others, strategies were devised for the effective coordination and implementation … Continue reading →

Press Release At the request of the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, His Excellency Mr Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, President of the Togolese Republic, a high-level delegation led by the Chair of the ECOWAS Council … Continue reading →