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ECOWAS to hold 35th Session of the Administration and Finance Committee (AFC)

The ECOWAS Commission will host the 35th Meeting of the Administration and Finance Committee (AFC) from Friday, June 28th to.

26 Jun, 2024

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Exchanges Between ECOWAS and The European Union to Deepen Their Strategic Partnership

The working visit by a delegation of European Union ambassadors to the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) Commission.

26 Jun, 2024

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The ECOWAS Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations and the ECOWAS Group at the United Nations Organize a Series of High-Level Events to Commemorate the 49th Anniversary of ECOWAS

The first in the series of events organized by the ECOWAS Permanent Observer Mission and the ECOWAS Group at the.

25 Jun, 2024

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ECOWAS Launches “Pilot Project on Alternative to Incarceration in West Africa for Persons with Substance Use Disorders” in Accra, Ghana

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) launched its Pilot Project on Alternative to Incarceration (ATI) in West Africa.

24 Jun, 2024

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ECOWAS Organizes Regional Workshop on Energy Efficiency Initiatives and Sustainable Energy Data Collection in Cotonou

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) is pleased to announce a landmark 5-day regional workshop on.

24 Jun, 2024

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The International Planning Committee for the Second Edition of the FARI-2025 to Meet Soon in Cotonou

The meeting of the International Committee preparing the second edition of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Forum.

23 Jun, 2024

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ECOWAS Receives the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)

The Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, Ambassador Dr. Abdel-Fatau Musah, welcomed the Chairman of the Economic and Financial.

23 Jun, 2024

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ECOWAS deploys a Regional Animal Health Information System (RAHIS) to improve animal health surveillance and management in West Africa.

The ECOWAS Regional Animal Health Center (RAHC) successfully deployed the Regional Animal Health Information System (RAHIS) in Assinie, Côte d’Ivoire..

23 Jun, 2024

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Press Statement Following the Joint Assessment Mission of ECOWAS-AU-UN in Sierra Leone

The Joint Assessment Mission of the International Moral Guarantors of the Agreement for National Unity comprising the ECOWAS, AU and.

23 Jun, 2024

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Communication Training for the ECOWAS Stabilization Fund Implementing Partners in Guinea Bissau

On Friday, June 7th, 2024, a specialized communication training was held for the National Implementing Partners (NIPs) of the Fund.

21 Jun, 2024

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Regional Training of Trainers Workshop on Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) for Health Sector Actors in ECOWAS Member States

The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC) organized a three-day regional training workshop in Lome, Togo, from June 19 to 21.

21 Jun, 2024

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Nigeria hosts the 11th Ordinary Session of the Committee of Experts and the 5th Ordinary Session of the Ministerial Monitoring Committee on IWRM in West Africa

The national IWRM focal points of the 15 ECOWAS Member States and the region’s basin organisations, the technical and financial.

20 Jun, 2024

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ECOWAS Officially Launches its Gender Programmes in The Republic of Cote D’Ivoire

Within the framework of the ECOWAS Gender Strategy and Action Plan 2020-2030 for gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction, the ECOWAS Centre.

20 Jun, 2024

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Towards a More Dynamic Cooperation Relationship Between ECOWAS and The United States of America

Strengthening cooperation between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United States of America was the main.

20 Jun, 2024

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The ECOWAS Representation in Benin and the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) held a “Multi-stakeholder Dialogue for a more active citizen participation in the full realisation of the ECOWAS of peoples”

The ECOWAS Representation to the Republic of Benin, the Government of Benin and the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), in.

20 Jun, 2024

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4th Meeting of the ECOWAS Ministerial Steering Committee for the Amilcar Cabral submarine telecom cable project

On Friday 14 June 2024, Bissau, the capital of Guinea Bissau, hosted the 4th Meeting of the Ministers of Information.

20 Jun, 2024

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Experts Met for the Setting Up of Economic, Social and Cultural Council in West Africa (ECOSOCC-WA)

An expert group meeting for the setting up of Economic, Social and Cultural Council in West Africa (ECOSOCC-WA) held between.

20 Jun, 2024

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The ECOWAS Permanent Representation in Burkina Faso Celebrates the 49th Anniversary of ECOWAS

On Saturday 15 June 2024, the ECOWAS Permanent Representation in Burkina Faso celebrated the 49th anniversary of the regional institution.

19 Jun, 2024

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ECOWAS Regional Radio, UNICEF and the Government of Liberia jointly celebrated the 49th anniversary of ECOWAS and the Day of the African Child

The celebration took place on 16 June in Monrovia, Liberia. The day was celebrated under the international theme: “Education for.

19 Jun, 2024

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Press Statement of the Joint ECOWAS-AU-UNOWAS Follow-Up Mission on the ‘‘Agreement for National Unity’’ Signed Between the Government Of Sierra Leone and the All Peoples Congress (APC) Party

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Omar Alieu Touray, in consultations with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission,.

19 Jun, 2024

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