Press Releases
ECOWAS Commission Facilitates Regional Training on Physical Security and Stockpile Management
Abuja, 17th February, 2020. In collaboration with the government of Nigeria and support of Germany, the ECOWAS Commission is facilitating a regional training on Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM). The training sessions are part of the efforts meant to … Continue reading
COVID-19 VIRUS: WAHO, Regional Health Ministers Call for Collective Response
Abuja, 17th February, 2020. The West African Health Organisation (WAHO) as well as the Ministers of Health of ECOWAS Member States are on top of the situation regarding the containment of the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) epidemic. At a joint press briefing … Continue reading
High Level ECOWAS Ministerial Meeting on the Closure of Nigeria’s Land Borders to Goods holds in Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou, February 15, 2020. A high level Ministerial Meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held today, 15th February, 2019 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The Ministers responsible for ECOWAS Affairs, Finance and Trade from Benin, Burkina Faso, … Continue reading
ECOWAS Holds High Level Ministerial Meeting on the Assessment of the Situation of the Closure of Land Borders of Nigeria to Goods
Ouagadougou, February 14, 2020. The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is holing a high level meeting of Ministers responsible for ECOWAS Affairs, Finance and Trade from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria and … Continue reading
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), ECOWAS Ministers of Health in Emergency Meeting In Bamako To Harmonize and Coordinate Regional Preparedness and Response
Abuja, February 13, 2020 — As part of its preparedness and response plan to the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic, the West African Health Organization (WAHO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Mali, is convening on February 14, 2020 … Continue reading
ECOWAS holds High Level Meeting on Closure of Land Borders by Nigeria to Goods
Ouagadougou, February 13, 2020. The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is holing a high level meeting of technical meeting of the Directors General of Customs and Trade as well as the Directors of the ECOWAS … Continue reading
ECOWAS, UNOWAS and ISS Chart the Path to Resolving Farmer-Herder Conflicts in West Africa
Abuja, 10th February 2020. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) are charting the path towards the resolution of Farmer-Herder conflicts in the region. With the support … Continue reading