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High-level experts field supervision mission to Nigeria- Cameroun transport facilitation programme
A high-level supervision team comprising infrastructure experts from ECOWAS, Nigeria and Cameroun fielded a mission from 1st to 6th June 2015 to assess the level of implementation of the transport and transit facilitation programme on the Enugu-Bamenda corridor. The delegation, … Continue reading
ECOWAS condolence on the flood disaster and fuel station fire in Accra, Ghana
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is deeply saddened by Wednesday, 03, June, 2015 explosion at a filling station (GOIL) near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra in which hundreds of deaths were recorded, several injured while numerous … Continue reading
Message Of The Commission President H.E. Kadre Desire Ouedraogo To The Community On The Occasion Of ECOWAS’ 40th Anniversary
28 May 1975 – 28 May 28 2015, 40 years have elapsed since the Founding Fathers signed the Treaty establishing the Economic Community of West African States. Thanks to the determination, commitment, and courage of visionary leaders, the dream of … Continue reading
Nigeria Celebrates ECOWAS at Forty
The abolition of Visas among ECOWAS member-states, right of residence and establishment, construction of regional roads, as well as the maintenance of Peace and Regional Security have been highlighted as some of the significant achievement of the regional body. The … Continue reading
Final communiqué: 47th summit of ECOWAS
FORTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF ECOWAS HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT 19th May 2015, Accra, Ghana FINAL COMMUNIQUE 1. The Forty-seventh Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West … Continue reading
ECOWAS Council of Ministers ends 74th ordinary session in Accra
The 74th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers ended on 17th May 2015 in Accra, Ghana with several recommendations on various issues, including the end of tenure of some statutory appointees of the ECOWAS Commission, the expiry of … Continue reading
ECOWAS – Accra summit to review regional political, security situation
Political and security situation in Member States, particularly Burkina Faso and Guinea Bissau will dominate deliberations at the 47th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government taking place on Tuesday, 19th May 2015 in Accra, … Continue reading