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ECOWAS validates mediation interventions guidelines
Abuja, 15th July, 2017. The ECOWAS Commission is strengthening its interventions capacity through the validation of a set of guidelines which will increase the professionalization of its mediation process. Â The ECOWAS Mediation Guidelines (EMG), which are in accordance with … Continue reading
Germany donates equipment to the ECOWAS multinational maritime coordination Center Zone E
Cotonou, 15 July 2017. Benin’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Aurélien Agbénonci, thanked Germany for its support to the Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre (MMCC) Zone E of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to enable it better … Continue reading
Final validation workshop on Abidjan – Lagos Corridor opens in Abuja
 Abuja, 14th July 2017                                                                                                               The concluding two-Day Workshop meant to validate the Study on institutional and legal framework for the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor (ALC) began in Abuja on the 14th of July, 2017. Participants are examining Corridor Management as … Continue reading
West African National Volunteer agencies set up regional coordination platform
Abuja, 14th July 2017. The heads of national volunteer agencies and programmes in ECOWAS Member States have set up a regional coordination and exchange platform. Under the aegis of the ECOWAS Youth and Sports Development Centre (EYSDC), the platform is … Continue reading
ECOWAS restates commitment to cooperation with Italy and Germany
Abuja, 13th July 2017. The ECOWAS Commission has restated commitment to cooperation with the European nations of Italy and Germany within its international collaboration framework. The President of the Commission Mr. Marcel de Souza gave the commitment on the 12th … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission President pays a courtesy call on Michel Arion at the end of his duty tour to Nigeria
Abuja, 11 July 2017. The head of the EU delegation to Nigeria and the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, Michel Arion, extolled the excellent relation between the EU and ECOWAS. He made the … Continue reading
ECOWAS strengthens capacity of its Early Warning Directorate on governance and human rights
Abuja, 11th July 2017. In furtherance of the mandate to maintain peace and security in the region, ECOWAS Commission is strengthening the capacity of its Early Warning Directorate (EWD) in handling governance and human rights issues. To this end, a … Continue reading