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Fight against maritime insecurity in West Africa: ECOWAS and the European Union unite for the supply of 5.4 million euros of equipment to ECOWAS coastal countries
Fight against maritime insecurity in West Africa: ECOWAS and the European Union unite for the supply of 5.4 million euros of equipment to ECOWAS coastal countries  Abuja, Nigeria, April 4, 2022 — A High Level Seminar on Maritime Security … Continue reading
ECOWAS to host consultative meeting to assess the implementation of the ECOWAS protocol on free movement
ECOWAS to host consultative meeting to assess the implementation of the ECOWAS protocol on free movement Abuja, Nigeria, March 24, 2022. The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Directorate of Free Movement, is collaborating … Continue reading
ECOWAS organizes a retreat on the development of the manual of human resources procedures
Lagos, April 3, 2022 – ECOWAS, through the Department of Human Resources is organizing a retreat to develop its Manual of Human Resources Procedures to be used by the organization. The retreat will hold from 4th – 9th April 2022 … Continue reading
ECOWAS, European Union unite to tackle maritime insecurity in West Africa
ECOWAS, European Union unite to tackle maritime insecurity in West Africa EUR 5.4 million worth of equipment to be supplied to coastal ECOWAS countries  ABUJA, NIGERIA, 31st March 2022 – A high-level maritime security seminar will be convened early next … Continue reading
ECOWAS Holds Technical Workshop for The Formulation of the First Community Strategic Framework (CSF) Of ECOWAS Vision 2050
Abuja, April 1, 2022 – ECOWAS organized a technical workshop for the formulation of first Community Strategic Framework (CSF) of ECOWAS Vision 2050. The five-day workshop holding at the ECOWAS Training Centre, Asokoro, Abuja from 28th March to 1st April … Continue reading
ECOWAS Member States Experts Agree on The Need To Enhance Respect for International Humanitarian Law (Ihl) and Its Integrity in the Region.
The ECOWAS Commission in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) organised virtually the 18th/2021 Annual Review Meeting of the ECOWAS Regional Network of National Focal Institutions on Implementation of International Humanitarian Laws (RNNI-IHL) from 30 to … Continue reading
ECOWAS holds 1st Regional Meeting on AfCFTA Dispute Settlement Body to improve mechanisms for settlement of disputes
The First (1st) Regional Meeting on the African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA) Dispute Settlement Mechanism was held from 23rd – 24th March 2022 to exchange views on the evolving AfCFTA Dispute Resolution Mechanism (DSM) with a view to formulating common … Continue reading