Press Releases
Joint Communiqué of the consultation meeting between International Observation and Information Missions
 Following the Presidential election of the 21st February 2016 in Niger, in which from the results released, no candidate attained the required majority, INEC in line with the provisions of the law is organizing a run-off election scheduled to hold … Continue reading
ECOWAS Deploys Election Observers ahead of Sunday’s Run-Off Presidential Election in Niger
 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in line with its Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, and other relevant international norms and standards has deployed seventy five (75) members to observe the run-off Presidential Election in Niger, … Continue reading
ECOWAS, APPA to collaborate on developing energy sector in West Africa
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Petroleum Producers’ Association (APPA) have agreed to cooperate and collaborate to further develop the energy sector in the region. This followed the singing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on … Continue reading
Statement On The Recent Terrorist Attack In Borno State
Abuja, 17th March 2016 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) strongly condemns the continued repugnant terrorist attacks in Nigeria with the recent being on a mosque in Umarari Village, near Maiduguri, Borno State, which left 22 people … Continue reading
FAO and ECOWAS to continue supporting women in agriculture
Ministers for Gender and Women Affairs of ECOWAS Member States have resolved to ensure that the gender component is adequately taken into account in the implementation of the ECOWAS Zero Hunger initiative. The Ministers made this commitment in New York … Continue reading
he ECOWAS Commission has learnt with outrage the news of the terrorist attack perpetrated in Grand-Bassam on 13 March 2016
The ECOWAS Commission has learnt with outrage the news of the terrorist attack perpetrated in Grand-Bassam on 13 March 2016, which claimed several lives and injured many. The Commission and ECOWAS Institutions condemn in the strongest terms this terrorist … Continue reading
Preparatory mission on the launch of the national early warning and response mechanism in Côte d’Ivoire
As a prelude to the launch of the ECOWAS National Early Warning and Response Mechanisms implementation project in the Member States, a delegation of the regional organisation has recently visited Côte d’Ivoire. The delegation, comprising the Special Representative of … Continue reading