Press Releases
Promoting Burkinabe women’s equal participation in politics and governance
The Burkinabe Minister for Gender and Women Promotion, Mrs. Bibiane Ouédraogo Boni, has bemoaned the weak female presence in her country’s political life despite their numerical strength compared to men. In an address at the opening of a national training … Continue reading
Nigeria World Bank Country Representative Pays Tributes To ECOWAS
The outgoing World Bank Country Representative to Nigeria, Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly has paid glowing tributes to ECOWAS for the sustenance of the integration momentum as well as the collaborative initiatives between it and the global finance institution. The Country Representative … Continue reading
ECOWAS meets in Dakar to Support Member States in the Eradication of the Street Children Syndrome in West Africa
(Click on the photo to follow the event) The ECOWAS Commission’s Early Warning Directorate will organise a workshop in Dakar, from the 22nd to the 24th of June, 2015, to launch the Regional Support Programme for the organisation’s Member States … Continue reading
National Workshop to educate Burkinabe Women on Gender and Elections
A national workshop for educating Burkinabe women on gender and elections is scheduled to hold from the 23rd of June 2015 in the Burkinabe capital of Ouagadougou. The event aims to further promote women’s participation in electoral processes in the … Continue reading
ECOWAS denounces attacks by Boko Haram in Diffa, Niger Republic
ECOWAS denounces in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attacks by the Boko Haram sect in Gueskerou area of Diffa Province, South East, Niger Republic, in which about 38 lives, mainly women and children were lost on June 17, 2015. … Continue reading
ECOWAS condemns the attack by boko haram in N’djamena, Republic of Chad
ECOWAS has learnt with grave concern, the recent attack by Boko Haram sect in N’djamena, where over 20 people have been reported dead, with several others injured and buildings and properties destroyed. While strongly condemning these appalling, barbaric and despicable … Continue reading
European Union representative for Sahel visits ECOWAS
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, HE Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo, received on courtesy visit the Special Representative of the European Union for the Sahel, Mr Reveyrand de Merthon, on Thursday, June 11, 2015. The visit is to discuss issues of … Continue reading