Press Releases
Statement by His Excellency Jean-Claude Kassi Brou President of the ECOWAS Commission on the Occasion of 2020 International Women’s Day
ECOWAS Reviews Guidelines to Reduce Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Region.
Abuja, 4th March, 2020. The Small Arms Division of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in collaboration with Conflict Armament Research (CAR) commenced a two-day independent experts workshop on 4th March 2020, in Abuja, Nigeria … Continue reading
ECOWAS Experts Begin Process of Validating Empirical Survey on Substance Abuse
Abuja, March 3rd 2020. Experts from Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and other officials have begun the validation of empirical survey on substance abuse, treatment and rehabilitation facilities. This activity is being carried out … Continue reading
Planning Conference for ECOWAS Command Post Exercise Ends
Abuja, 28th February 2020. The Final Planning Conference (FPC) of the ECOWAS Command Post Exercise (CPX) has ended on the 27th of February 2020 in Abuja, Nigeria. The FPC is an important activity meant to support the ECOWAS peace building … Continue reading
ECOWAS, Germany Deliberate On Measures to Promote Peace, Curb Terrorism in The Region.
Abuja, 28th February, 2020. The Vice President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Madam Finda Koroma has called for the engagement of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in order to ensure peace and security and … Continue reading
AU- ECOWAS Hold Regional Capacity Building Workshop on PIDA-PAP 2
Abuja, 27th February, 2020. The African Union Commission (AU) and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commenced a 3-day Regional capacity building workshop on 26th February, 2020 in Abuja, Nigeria to train Member States and regional agencies on the … Continue reading
Final planning Conference of the ECOWAS Command Post Exercise Begins
Abuja, 25TH February 2020.The Final Planning Conference (FPC) of the ECOWAS Command Post Exercise (CPX) began on the 25th of February 2020 in Abuja, Nigeria. The FPC is meant to finalize both the construct, plan as well as real life … Continue reading