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Communique about Terrorist attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo
The Economic Community of West African States followed with utmost dismay and great outrage the inhuman act perpetrated on Wednesday 7January 2015 against the offices of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which resulted in loss of life. In these difficult … Continue reading
ECOWAS moves to correct imbalance in women participation in politics
A technical workshop opened at the ECOWAS Commission Abuja, on Monday 15 December 2015, towards the development of an ECOWAS Gender and Elections Strategy, and a pilot Fellowship Programme for Women in Peace and Security as part of determined regional … Continue reading
ECOWAS Defence Chiefs mobilize against Ebola
An emergency session of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) opened in Accra, the Ghanaian capital on Monday 8th December 2014 with the Chairman, Ghana’s Vice Admiral Mathew Quashie calling for urgent military contribution by Member States … Continue reading
ECOWAS member states pledge military medical personnel to bolster ebola fight
ECOWAS Member States have pledged to deploy over the next six months, some 192 military medical personnel to strengthen the fight against the Ebola epidemic in the region’s most affected countries. Rising from an extraordinary meeting of the Committee of … Continue reading
ECOWAS ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ends 16th session
The ECOWAS Administration and Finance Committee (AFC) has ended its 16th session in Abuja after addressing wide ranging issues on regional integration including the annual budget of the Commission and other Community Institutions. The meeting, which ended on 7th November … Continue reading
REGIONAL HEALTH WORKERS UNDERGO TRAINING FOR DEPLOYMENT IN EBOLA AFFECTED COUNTRIES
Health workers from six ECOWAS Member States are to undergo training in Accra ahead of their deployment in the three countries most affected by the Ebola outbreak in the region. The health workers from Benin, Niger, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria … Continue reading
ECOWAS welcomes the solemn signing of the charter of the transition and the appointment of H.E MICHEL KAFANDO as Transitional President in BURKINA FASO
The current Chairman of ECOWAS, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana welcomes the signing of the Transitional Charter on 16 November, and the designation on 17 November 2014 of H.E Michel KAFANDO as Transitional President. … Continue reading