ECOWAS

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has completed the deployment of its standby force to Guinea Bissau. The regional bloc decided to set up the standby force following the February 1st 2022 attempted coup d’état to…

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo says West Africa must brace up for its growing population, which is projected to hit 650 million 2050, by providing quality basic education, healthcare and nutrition. He stated this on…

African nations have been urged to pursue a path of unity, integration and excellence - if they want to be globally competitive. Ambassador of the Gambia, His Excellency, Mohamadou Musa Njie, gave the clarion call at the 8th…

Friends of the Earth Africa (FoEA), a network of environmental and social justice organizations, has called upon the ECOWAS Parliament to intervene in ending all forms of exploitation and human rights violation…

ECOWAS Parliament has been called upon to intervene in ending all forms of exploitation and human rights violation by multinational companies against plantation workers and farmers in the region. Friends of the Earth Africa, FoEA, a…

President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Mr Jean-Claude Brou, has said the community has resumed convergence to launch of the ECOWAS single currency “ECO” in 2027. Brou made this known on Tuesday…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has said agribusiness development in Africa requires the provision of an enabling policy, legal and economic environment. Specifically, the Head of Agriculture Division, ECOWAS…

West African heads of state put off further punishing the leaders of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso at a regional summit, as coup leaders in all three countries continue to insist that it will take years before new elections can be held.…

The Executive Director/CEO of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Dr. Ezra Yakusak has been re-elected as the President of ECOWAS Trade Promotion Organisations (TPOs) Network in Accra, Ghana. A statement signed by the Head,…

The Chairman, Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Parliament Committee on Macroeconomics and Economic Policy Research, Honourable Kebba Barrow, says, free movement of goods and persons within member states will improve…