Press Releases
Communiqué Extra Summit 4th June 2022
ECOWAS organizes fourth (4th) retreat of the permanent representative commit-tee (PRC)
Abuja, June 2, 2022 – ECOWAS has organized the fourth (4th) retreat of the ECOWAS Permanent Representative Committee (PRC) with the theme “Peace and Security Challenges in a Changing Region”. The one-week event which will hold in Lagos, Nigeria will … Continue reading
ECOWAS assures of accelerated action on Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway development project
Abuja, June 1, 2022 – Towards achieving rapid implementation of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Development Project, ECOWAS has organized the sixteenth (16th) Ministerial Steering Committee and Experts meetings on the Abidjan-Lagos Project in Abuja, Nigeria from 1st to 3rd June … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission Interfaces with Political Officers and Military Advisors of the Diplomatic Corps
Abuja, Nigeria, June 1, 2022. The ECOWAS Commission interfaced with political Officers and Military Advisors of the Diplomatic Corps to examine among others, the impact of the disruptions of constitutional order in some ECOWAS Member States and its security, socio-political, … Continue reading
The ECOWAS Commission and the World Bank Exchange on the West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) project.
Abuja, Nigeria, May 31, 2022. The Directorate of Free Movement and Migration and the World Bank had a working session on May 23rd and 24th 2022 at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja to review the status of implementation of the … Continue reading
The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) set to play an active role in the Fifth Meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Committee on Competition Policy
The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA/ARCC) will actively participate in the fifth meeting of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Committee on Competition Policy, which is taking place from 30th May to 2nd June 2022, at Alisa Hotel, Accra, … Continue reading
ECOWAS Moves to Strengthen Coordination of Early Warning and Response Mechanisms on Gender, Governance and Human Rights
In furtherance of the drive to engender a more stable, peaceful region, the ECOWAS Commission is building the capacities of the ECOWAS National Response Mechanism Coordination Centers (NCCRMs) through a Workshop which began in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire on the 30th … Continue reading