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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission Vice President Damtien Tchintchibidja Lends the Voice of ECOWAS in Support of Women’s Leadership on the African Continent

The meeting held on the margins of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) which marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

H.E. Damtien Larbli TCHINTCHIBIDJA, on the 17th of March 2025, participated in a High-Level meeting of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Group of Friends to the United Nations in New York. The meeting held on the margins of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)…

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), European Union (EU) and British Council join forces to promote sustainable energy development in West Africa

The meeting aimed to review progress and milestones achieved so far in the program, discuss project duration and potential extensions, and reorganize the budget to ensure effective project implementation

The 4th Steering Committee Meeting of the EU-ECOWAS Scholarship Programme on Sustainable Energy took place on March 20,2025, Virtually, bringing together representatives from ECOWAS, the European Union, and the British Council. The meeting aimed to review progress and milestones achieved so far in the program, discuss project duration and potential…

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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Concludes Regional Tourism Training in Banjul With Renewed Commitment to Attract 10 Million Intra-Community Tourists by 2029

The choice of The Gambia as the host country reflects its significance in fostering regional tourism cooperation

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has successfully concluded a five-day high-level regional training workshop on responsible tourism and the free movement of persons, held in Banjul, The Gambia. This strategic gathering represented a significant milestone in the implementation of the ECOTOUR Regional Policy (2021–2030), reinforcing the Commission’s…

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Experts Adopt Roadmap and recommend that Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) maintain its Leadership in the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing

Member States are asked, among other things, to ensure inter-institutional coordination in the fight against IUU fishing, to designate a lead institution for the management of the blue economy and to pool their resources in the fight against IUU fishing

The fourth Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Maritime Stakeholders Meeting on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing was held in Abidjan, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, from 18 to 20 March 2025. The objective of the meeting was to develop a regional cooperation framework to combat IUU fishing and…

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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Launches the Review of the Regional Food Security Storage Strategy

The revision of the regional food security storage strategy aims to strengthen the region’s capacity to prevent and manage food, nutrition and pastoral crises in a sustainable and coordinated manner

The first meeting of the Steering Committee in charge of reviewing the regional food security storage strategy and adjusting the Regional Food Security Reserve (RFSR) opens today 20 March in Abuja, Nigeria. This meeting constitutes the formal launch by ECOWAS of a key process aimed at adapting the regional food…

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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS) task force embarks on advocacy mission to the Gambia and Senegal

The mission aimed to identify and mitigate obstacles that hinder intra-community trade between ECOWAS Member States

In fulfillment of his mandate to promote regional trade integration, the Chairman of the ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS) Task Force, Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas led a high-level delegation to The Gambia and Senegal from 9 to 15 March 2025. The mission aimed to identify and mitigate obstacles that hinder…

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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) affirms its commitment to Gender equality at the 69th Commission on the Status of women (CSW69)

ECOWAS is resolutely looking to the future, banking on digital technology and artificial intelligence to promote the economic inclusion of women

The ECOWAS Commission reaffirmed its commitment to gender equality and human development at the General Debate of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) at the United states headquarters in New York. Speaking on behalf of ECOWAS, Professor Fatou SOW SARR, Commissioner for Human Development…

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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) experts meet in Abidjan to propose a regional action plan against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in west Africa

The work of this meeting was officially launched by H.E. Mr. Sidi Tiémoko TOURE, Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources of Côte d’Ivoire

“Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing remains widespread in our region, causing an estimated loss of more than $2 billion per year, which has a negative impact on the livelihoods and security of our countries.” This was the statement of Ambassador Abdel-Fatau MUSAH, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security,…

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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) experts meet to Review and Validate the Organisation’s new Information Technology (IT) policies and procedures

From 17 to 21 March 2025, Abidjan, capital of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, is hosting an experts meeting, organised by the Directorate of IT Services of the ECOWAS Commission, to examine the new IT policies and procedures

The main objective of the workshop is to ensure that the new Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Information Technology (IT) policies and procedures are aligned with best practice and meet the evolving requirements of the global operating environment. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) IT policy will cover…

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Food Security: the Members of the Management Committee of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Food Security Reserve Hold their Annual Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria

The two-day meeting, which will end on Wednesday 19 March 2025, will take stock of the activities carried out by the Food Reserve since the last meeting in 2023 and plan interventions for 2025, in a context marked by a growing food crisis in West Africa and regional and global geopolitical upheaval

The third meeting of the Management Committee of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Food Security Reserve opens this Tuesday 18 March 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria. The two-day meeting, which will end on Wednesday 19 March 2025, will take stock of the activities carried out by the Food…

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