In tandem with the provisions of its collaborative framework with partners, sister agencies and institutions, the President of the ECOWAS Commission Marcel de Souza has pledged continuous cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the West African Monetary Institute … Continue reading →

The ECOWAS Commission has submitted its self-assessment Report on the readiness of the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) to the African Union (AU) Verification Team. The self-assessment Report handed over to African Peer Review (APR) Panel of Eminent Persons for verification, … Continue reading →

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union (AU), and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) have been following closely the socio-political developments in the Togolese Republic. The three organizations take note … Continue reading →

The Director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (WA-SRO/ECA), Dr Dimitri Sanga reaffirmed the ECA’s availability to work actively with West African journalists for the economic and social development of Africa. In his statement at the opening of … Continue reading →

Security and political matters in West Africa and institutional co-operation were at the heart of discussions between the President of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), Marcel de Souza and the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, in … Continue reading →

ECOWAS is collaborating with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on the development of the ECOWAS Regional Decent Work Programme (RDWP). To this end, a three-Day technical review and validation Workshop on the 39-page Report of the diagnostic study on decent … Continue reading →

Experts from the education sector in ECOWAS Member States have developed strategies and policies towards harmonizing the educational system and the equivalence of certificates in a bid to increase human capital in the region. The ECOWAS Vice President, Edward Singhatey … Continue reading →