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ECOWAS engages youth and women on its vision 2050
Abuja, Nigeria, March 25th, 2021. ECOWAS Commission has called for more youth and Women participation in its vision 2050, in a two day workshop, held in Abuja, 25th – 26th March, 2050. The workshop created a plat-form for ECOWAS to … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission accelerates efforts to implement the silencing the guns agenda
Abuja, March 24 2021 – The ECOWAS Commission today held a one-day workshop on the modalities for implementing the Silencing the Guns agenda in West Africa, a flagship programme of the Africa Union’s Agenda 2063. The workshop was organized through … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission Engages Senior Police and Gendarmerie Officers in Benin Republic to enhance their role in Participatory Democracy
Abuja, Nigeria, March 18, 2021. In support of the ongoing electioneering preparations in Benin Republic, the ECOWAS Commission, with support from Open Society Initiative West Africa (OSIWA), held a virtual meeting on the 18th of March 2021. The meeting which … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission Parleys Media Managers and Civil Society to Deepen Participatory Democracy in the Republic of Benin
Abuja, Nigeria, March 18, 2021. As part of the efforts to promote participatory governance process in the Republic of Benin, the ECOWAS Commission engaged media managers as well as leaders of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) via videoconferencing on the 17th of … Continue reading
Trade Regulation in West Africa: Making ECOWAS Regional Competition Au-thority (ERCA) operational
Lomé, Togo, 22nd March 2021. The Economic Community of West African States’ Regional Competition Authority (ERCA), an ECOWAS specialised agency, debuted a high-level meeting on 22 March 2021 in Lomé, Togo. The meeting is aimed at reviewing and validating legal … Continue reading
ECOWAS commemorates the 2020 international day of persons with disabilities
Abuja, Nigeria, March 19th, 2021. The Department of Social Affairs and Gender of the ECOWAS Commission commemorated the 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), with a two-day events on, Thursday, 18th and Friday, 19th March 2021, in Abuja, … Continue reading
Celebration of International Women’s Day: ECOWAS values the ef-forts of women in member States in terms of empowerment in times of COVID-19.
“Sharing online innovations made by processors of agricultural, fishery and artisanal products in ECOWAS member States with a view to resilience against the COVID-19 pan-demic” was the central theme of the virtual session initiated this Tuesday 16th March 2021 by … Continue reading