JOINT PRESS RELEASE     WEST AFRICA ON PATH TO BECOME THE FIRST REGION IN THE WORLD TO ADOPT A PLAN OF ACTION TO END STATELESSNESS   Banjul, 9 May 2017 – Ministers of Interior and Justice of the Member … Continue reading →

Abuja 8th May 2016. The ECOWAS Commission welcomes greater support from the European Union (EU) in the fight against poverty as a potent means of curbing the destabilization of the region by terrorists’ and insurgency activities. This disclosure was made … Continue reading →

Abuja, 9 May 2017. Wrestlers from fourteen member States of the region are expected to be in a competitive mood when the 8th edition of the ECOWAS traditional wrestling tournament holds in Dakar, Senegal from the 12th to the 14th … Continue reading →

Abuja 4th May 2017. Road Infrastructure and legal experts from the ECOWAS Abidjan – Lagos Corridor countries of Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo, are meeting in Abuja, Nigeria to validate the interim report and draft Institutional, Legal framework … Continue reading →

Abuja, 2nd May 2017. The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS expresses great sadness at the sudden demise of nine people which occurred in the Sinoe County, Liberia. According to available reports, the deceased succumbed to a brief and … Continue reading →

Abuja, Nigeria 02 May 2017. The ECOWAS Commission will on Thursday 4th May 2017 in Cotonou, receive technical equipment donated by the German Government for the effective functioning of the Headquarters of the ECOWAS Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre (MMCC) Zone … Continue reading →

Abuja, 26 April 2017. Concerns surrounding the departure, in March 2018, of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) were discussed, on Wednesday 26 April 2017, in Abuja, between the President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West … Continue reading →