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ECOWAS Commission’s Women, Peace and Security Guidelines Unveiled for Continuous Gender Mainstreaming of Peace and Security Operations
Abuja, Nigeria, April 23, 2021. The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Guidelines of the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) of the ECOWAS Commission were unveiled on the 23rd of April in Abuja, Nigeria. Being practical tools for … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission Launches Guidelines on Women, Peace and Security
In collaboration with its partner, Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the ECOWAS Commission will launch its Guidelines on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) on the 23rd of April, 2021 in Abuja, Nigeria.The … Continue reading
International Conference on the West African Food Security Storage System: ECOWAS to build a multilateral partnership around its experience
International Conference on the West African Food Security Storage System: ECOWAS to build a multilateral partnership around its experience. Â The ECOWAS Commission is set to organize, from 28th April to 10th May 2021, by videoconference, an international conference to … Continue reading
ECOWAS holds validation workshop on the draft data collection report for the study to update the ECOWAS energy policy
Abuja, Nigeria, April 15, 2021. The ECOWAS Commission has held, on 15 and 16 April 2021, a validation workshop on the data collection report which will form the basis for the development of an updated ECOWAS Region-al Energy Policy. The … Continue reading
President Brou Accredits New Ambassadors to ECOWAS
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Jean-Claude Kassi Brou received the letters of credence of seven new Ambassadors today April 14, 2021 in Abuja, Nigeria. Abuja, Nigeria, April 14, 2021. The newly accredited envoys to ECOWAS are H.E. Mohamadou … Continue reading
Presidential Election of April 11, 2021 in Benin: ECOWAS Preliminary Declaration
ECOWAS and UNDP launch Capacity Building Programme for the private sector to benefit from the AfCFTA
Abuja, Nigeria, April 6, 2021. Trading under the preferential terms of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) com-menced on January 1 2021. The AfCFTA will create a single African market for goods and services covering 1.2 billion people and … Continue reading