Press Releases
COMESA, EAC and ECOWAS launch networking platform to connect 50 million African women in business
COMESA, EAC and ECOWAS launch networking platform to connect 50 million African women in business  50 Million African Women Speak platform provides information on starting and growing a business, and has a social networking feature for women entrepreneurs to … Continue reading
ECOWAS Holds 26th Meeting of the Administrative and Finance Committee
24th of November, 2019. The 26th meeting of the Administration and Finance Committee (AFC) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opens on the 25th of November 2019 in Abuja Nigeria. Holding at the main auditorium of the … Continue reading
ECOWAS Mission Observes the Presidential Election in Guinea Bissau
Bissau, November 24, 2019. The Election Observation Mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS – EOM) led by H.E Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Mali observed the Presidential Election in Guinea Bissau, … Continue reading
ECOWAS Finance Ministers Meet Towards Consolidation Of Customs Union
Abuja, 23rd November 2019. Ministers in charge of Finance of Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have in their fifth meeting which held on 22nd November 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria, validated the draft regulation extending … Continue reading
ECOWAS Commission and Partners Train Journalists on Disaster Risk Reduction Best Practices
Accra, 22nd November 2019. No fewer than 30 journalists have undergone training on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) best practices in a 2-Day programme organised by the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in conjunction with the … Continue reading
ECOWAS Deploys Observers for the Presidential Election in Guinea Bissau
Bissau, November 22, 2019. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed seventy observers for the ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (ECOWAS-EOM) to the Presidential Election in Guinea Bissau. This deployment was done today, November 22, 2019 in Bissau, … Continue reading
Directors General of Customs in the region hold meeting on Common External Tariff
Abuja, 21st November 2019. The Director General of Customs services of Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met on 21st November 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria in order to review the application of the ECOWAS Common … Continue reading