Press Releases
Towards reopening all closed land borders in the region
Abuja, Nigeria, December 3, 2021. The ECOWAS Commission in collaboration with the West Afri-can health Organisation (WAHO) is organizing a Sectoral Ministers virtual meeting on the reo-pening of land borders in the region to facilitate the free movement of persons. … Continue reading
ECOWAS Deploys 74 Observers for the Presidential Election in The Gambia
ECOWAS Deploys 74 Observers for the Presidential Election in The Gambia The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed seventy-four observers for the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (ECOWAS-EOM) to the Presidential Election in The Gambia. The observers were … Continue reading
ECOWAS President accredits new republic of Ghana and France Ambassadors to ECOWAS
ECOWAS PRESIDENT ACCREDITS NEW REPUBLIC OF GHANA AND FRANCE AMBASSADORS TO ECOWAS Abuja, December 1, 2021 – The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E Jean-Claude Kassi Brou has received the letters of credence of two new Ambassadors at a ceremony … Continue reading
President Brou Presents Report on the State of the Community to the ECOWAS Parliament
President Brou Presents Report on the State of the Community to the ECOWAS Parliament Today, 01 December, 2021, The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Jean Claude Kassi Brou, presents report on the state … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission and UNECA organize a technical review of the draft Regional AfCFTA Implementation Strategy
The ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with the United Nation Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), organized a meeting on 23-25 November 2021 in Abidjan – Cote d’Ivoire, to review the draft Regional AfCFTA Implementation Strategy as part of preparations towards a … Continue reading
Thirteenth Meeting of ECOWAS Trade Ministers on the validation of Draft Supplementary Acts and Regulations for the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA)
Thirteenth Meeting of ECOWAS Trade Ministers on the validation of Draft Supplementary Acts and Regulations for the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) The thirteenth meeting of Trade Ministers of ECOWAS Member States was held on 25th November 2021 at … Continue reading
Fight against the proliferation and illegal trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in west Africa
Press Release Accra, Ghana Nov 19. 2021 FIGHT AGAINST THE PROLIFERATION AND ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING OF SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS (SALW) IN WEST AFRICA: NATIONAL COMMISSIONS MEET IN ACCRA FOR THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ECOWAS CONVENTION ON SALW. The … Continue reading