Press Releases
Ministers in charge of child protection and human rights have adopted the Banjul Declaration on firm measures for the protection of children victims of human rights violations.
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ECOWAS Commission through its Gender Development Centre (EGDC) alongside the West Africa Re-gional Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights convened a high-level meet-ing of Ministers responsible for Gender and Child Protection and Ministers in charge of … Continue reading
Vers une position commune des États membres de la CEDEAO concernant le projet de Protocole de la ZLECAf relatif à la politique de la concurrence
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Autorité régionale de la concurrence de la CEDEAO (ARCC) : vers une position commune des États membres de la CEDEAO concernant le projet de Protocole de la ZLECAf relatif à la politique de la concurrence Saly, Sénégal, 19-21 mai 2022 … Continue reading
ECOWAS Peace Support Operations Division successfully organizes induction and orientation training for newly deployed personnelÂ
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The ECOWAS Commission recently organized a 5-day induction and orientation programme for newly deployed personnel of the Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) and the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF). Â The training which commenced on the 16th and ended on … Continue reading
The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) to coordinate ECOWAS Member States’ positions on the Draft AfCFTA Protocol on competition
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Saly, Senegal, 19-21 May 2022: The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) organized a meeting of a Working Group for the review of the Draft AfCFTA Protocol on competition, prior to the fifth meeting of negotiations between African Union States Parties … Continue reading
Regulating arms brokering in the ECOWAS Region.
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The ECOWAS Commission trough the OCWAR-T project held a Technical Experts Meeting for the Validation of Study Report on Arms Brokering in the ECOWAS Region. The ECOWAS Small Arms and Light Weapons Division (SALW) through the Organised Crime: West African … Continue reading
Mise en oeuvre du projet PAPEV : La CEDEAO et le HCDH organisent une Réunion de Haut Niveau des Ministres en charge de la protection des droits des enfants.
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Dans le cadre de la mise en Å“uvre du Projet d’Appui à la Protection des Enfants Victimes de Violations de leurs droits (PAPEV), la Commission de la Communauté Economique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) par le biais de … Continue reading
The ECOWAS Commission hosts the World Bank Delegation supporting the implementation of the West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) project
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The ECOWAS Commission, through the Directorate of Free Movement and Migration will host a World Bank delegation to discuss and review the implementation of the WURI project on 23rd and 24th May 2022. The World Bank conducts missions twice yearly … Continue reading