Press Releases
Closing of the final of the “HACKERlab 2022” competition: Benin takes first place
The ECOWAS Commission, through the OCWAR-C project funded by the European Union, proceeded on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, in Cotonou, Benin, to the closing of the Final of the ECOWAS HACKERLAB 2022 competition. This competition, with the focus theme “ECOWAS … Continue reading
World Bank Mission: Towards the Implementation of ECOWAS Regional Electricity Access Project (ECOWAS-REAP) and Regional Electricity Access and Battery Energy Storage Technology (BEST)
A World Bank mission is in Abuja, Nigeria from the 7th to 15th of October 2022 to support the implementation of the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Access Project (ECOWAS-REAP) and the Regional Electricity Access and Battery Energy Storage Technology (BEST). Both … Continue reading
Inclusion of persons with disabilities in West Africa: ECOWAS advocates for the signature and ratification of the African Union Protocol on Persons with Disabilities by all its Member States
A Regional Coordination and Training Meeting on the inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in West Africa opened on Monday 10 October 2022, in Accra, Ghana. Organised by the Department of Human Development and Social Affairs of the Economic Community of … Continue reading
ECOWAS participates in the 65th session of the World Tourism Organisation Regional Conference for Africa
The World Tourism Organisation (WTO), in partnership with the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, organised the 65th meeting of the Regional Commission for Africa (RCA) from 5 to 7 October 2022 on the theme “Building Tourism Resilience in … Continue reading
ECOWAS convenes experts meeting towards the finalization of a harmonized visa regime (ECOVISA)
Regional Experts in charge of issuing and control of visas have converged in Abuja for a three (3) day technical meeting to validate the recommendations of the previously held Task Force meeting, harmonize the cost and design of the visa … Continue reading
Official launch of the ‘’HACKERlab 2022’’ Final: ECOWAS YOUTH ENGAGED AGAINST CYBER THREATS
The ECOWAS Commission through the Organised Crime: West African Response on Cybersecurity and Fight against Cybercrime (OCWAR-C,) project funded by the European Union, in collaboration with the Computer Security Incident Response Team in Benin (bjCSIRT) of the Information Systems Agency … Continue reading
Workshop on Translation Assisted Systems for ECOWAS Language Experts ends In Lagos
Lagos – Nigeria, October 9th, 2022. The one week training workshop on the use of SDL TRADOS Solutions, a computer assisted translation technology which aids in translating texts effectively and more efficiently ends with a train-the-trainer session, where the specific … Continue reading