FINAL COMMUNIQUE In furtherance to the decision of the ECOWAS Authority taken at its 50th Ordinary Summit on 17 December, 2016 held in Abuja, which urged all stakeholders of Guinea Bissau to strictly respect and comply with the provisions of … Continue reading →

Abuja, 13 April 2017. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the newly-elected President of the Board of ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC) and Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has pledged that the network will work with ECOWAS and development … Continue reading →

Banjul, 11 April 2017. The ECOWAS Commission has reassured the Gambian government and people of its unwavering commitment to sustainable peace, stability and democracy in that country in the spirit of solidarity with all member States and regional integration. After … Continue reading →

Banjul, 8th April 2017. The ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) has praised Gambians for their peaceful conduct and high sense of patriotism as well as the professionalism exhibited by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and its agents during the country’s … Continue reading →

     Banjul, 7 April 2017. Elections into Gambia’s 53-seat National Assembly kicked off slowly in a generally peaceful atmosphere on Thursday 6th April 2017 with some 870,000 registered voters casting their ballots in the 1,422 polling stations nationwide. Prof. Kwadwo … Continue reading →

Banjul, 4 April 2017. The Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission to The Gambia, Prof. Kwadwo Afari-Gyanhas appealed to all political stakeholders to ensure that the country’s April 6 Parliamentary elections are held in an atmosphere of peace and … Continue reading →

Abuja, 31st March 2017 . ECOWAS has again restated its commitment to addressing the problem of statelessness within the region. The assurances were given by the ECOWAS Commissioner for Gender and Humanitarian Affairs, Dr. Fatimata Dia Sow, during the 2nd anniversary … Continue reading →