Press Releases
Press Statement by His H.E Marcel A. De Souza, President of the ECOWAS Commission on the situation in Togo
PRESS STATEMENT BY HIS H.E MARCEL A. DE SOUZA, PRESIDENT OF THE ECOWAS COMMISSION ON THE SITUATION IN TOGO Following the recent demonstrations by the coalition of opposition parties, the ECOWAS Commission is monitoring the socio-political developments in Togo. The … Continue reading
ECOWAS Partners AU on Youth Empowerment
Abuja 12th September 20170. The ECOWAS Commission is partnering with the African Union (AU) on the empowerment of the youth of the continent with a bid to release their creative energies, raise their productivity and turn a vibrant human resource … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission President pledges continuous Cooperation with Cuba, Burundi, EU and ECCAS
Abuja, 12th September 2017. The ECOWAS Commission President Marcel de Souza has pledged continuous cooperation with the governments of Cuba and Burundi, the European Union (EU) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) in the realization of specific … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission president seeks cooperation of ambassadors and Heads of International Agencies in the maintainance of peace and security.
Abuja 12th September 2017. The President of the ECOWAS Commission Marcel de Souza sued for a stronger collaboration by its partners, the United Nations (UN) organizations as well as other international agencies in the maintenance of peace and security in … Continue reading
ECOWAS hails significant progress in single currency implementation process
Bamako, 11 September 2017. The Commissioner for Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mamadou Traoré, has commended the significant progress recorded in the implementation of the West African single currency. In his … Continue reading
ECOWAS and the COUNCIL of EUROPE join forces to help West African Countries in the fight against Cybercrime
Abuja, 11-13 September 2017 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Council of Europe will jointly organize the conference “Harmonization of legislation on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence with rule of law and human rights safeguards”, gathering representatives … Continue reading
ECOWAS partners UNOWAS and MRU on peaceful elections in Liberia
A two-day workshop for the promotion of peaceful and credible elections in Liberia held in Monrovia on the 28th and 29th of August, 2017. Organised by the ECOWAS Political Affairs Directorate, the Secretariat of the Mano River Union (MRU), and … Continue reading