Press Releases
The President of Burkina Faso, His Excellency Roch Marc Christian KABORE, visits the Headquarters of West African Health Organization (WAHO) in Bobo-Dioulasso
Disclaimer concerning a false statement on Guinea ascribed to the President of the ECOWAS Commission.
Disclaimer concerning a false statement on Guinea ascribed to the President of the ECOWAS Commission. Over the past few hours, malicious persons have been circulating on social media, a false statement ascribed to the President of the ECOWAS Commission. The … Continue reading
ECOWAS Election Observation Mission met with the different stakeholders on the eve of the 31 October 2020 Presidential Election in Cote d’Ivoire
Abidjan, 30 October 2020.As part of efforts to better observe Cote d’Ivoire’s presidential election slated for 31 October 2020, the ECOWAS Election Observer Mission led by H.E Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré, a former Senegalese Prime Minister, visited the Independent Electoral Commission … Continue reading
ECOWAS in Partnership with EU and Germany launches 41 million EUR Flagship Program to Fight Organised Crime in West Africa
Abuja, NIGERIA, 30th October 2020 – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the government of Germany launched three transnational projects designed to curb Organized Crime in West Africa. The projects dubbed ‘Organised Crime: … Continue reading
ECOWAS Deploys Observers for the Presidential Election in Côte d’Ivoire
Abidjan, October 29, 2019 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed ninety observers for the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (ECOWAS-EOM) to the Presidential Election in Côte d’Ivoire. This deployment was done today, October 29, 2020 in Abidjan, … Continue reading
Virtual Launch of Organized Crime, the West African Response to Cybercrime, Money Laundering and Trafficking
(Abuja, 27th October 2020) – ECOWAS announces the official virtual launch of the European Union support to Organized Crime for West Africa Region (OCWAR) projects, which will take place on the 30th October 2020 at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom on-line … Continue reading
ECOWAS Observers arrive Abidjan ahead of the Presidential Election
Abidjan, October 28, 2020Election Observers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have arrived Abidjan ahead of the October 31, 2020 Presidential Election. Ten long-term observers have already been deployed for two weeks and have been consulting with … Continue reading