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ECOWAS Declaration On The Candidature Of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala For The Position Of Director General Of The World Trade Organization
Heads of National Trade Facilitation Committees of West Africa meet to strengthen capacity to respond to COVID-19
Abuja, 26th, June 2020. A virtual meeting of Heads of National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFCs) in ECOWAS Member States held on the 26th of June, 2020 to share experiences on measures taken to facilitate the movement of essential goods required … Continue reading
ECOWAS Calls for Urgent Action to Address Sexual Gender Based Violence and Protect the Rights of Women and Girls
UN chief appeals for restraint following protests in Mali.
The UN Secretary-General has appealed for calm in Mali, following protests in the capital, Bamako, on Friday. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for calm in Mali, following protests in the capital, Bamako, on Friday. António Guterres is following the … Continue reading
The West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) goes online
Abuja, 15 June 2020 – The West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) takes another step forward with the launch of its official website. This new platform will allow users to keep abreast of progress in the implementation of the programme but … Continue reading
CORRIGENDUM: ECOWAS Ministers Validate Reports on Ease of Business and Coronavirus Control
CORRIGENDUM Abuja, 13th June, 2020 RE: ECOWAS Ministers Validate Reports on Ease of Business and Coronavirus Control The ECOWAS Ministerial Committee meeting on ease of business set up within the framework of the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19), which held … Continue reading
President Brou briefs ECOWAS Champion on the Fight against COVID-19
Abuja, June 11 2020. H.E. Jean-Claude Kassi Brou had a virtual meeting with the ECOWAS Champion on the Fight against COVID-19, H.E. Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The purpose of the meeting was to brief the … Continue reading