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Dakar, Senegal – July 2, 2025: The ECOWAS Commission has been urged to accelerate the operational rollout of the Praia-Dakar maritime link, a strategic component of the broader Praia-Dakar-Abidjan multimodal transport corridor project, aimed at enhancing regional integration and boosting intra-African trade. This call was made at the conclusion of…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has launched a high-level training and capacity-building workshop aimed at strengthening the legal framework for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) within the region. Organised through its Trade and Legal Affairs Directorates, the event kicked off on June 30, 2025,…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, through its Department of Political Affairs, Peace, and Security (PAPS), in collaboration with the Network of National Human Rights Institutions in West Africa (NNHRI-WA), has convened the 7th Regional Human Rights Consultation in Abuja. The conference, held from July 1–3, focuses…
As part of ongoing deliberations on the future of education and digital innovation in West Africa, members of the Joint Committee on Education, Science and Culture / Health / Telecommunications and Information Technology of the ECOWAS Parliament visited the Cheikh Hamidou Kane Digital University (UN-CHK) in Dakar on Thursday. The…
Seville, Spain – July 3, 2025: A high-level delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by the President of the Commission, H.E. Dr Omar Alieu Touray, is actively participating in the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development, taking place in Seville, Spain, from June 30…
The Acting National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Nenadi Usman, has officially endorsed the decision of the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to align with an emerging opposition coalition spearheaded by former Senate President David Mark. In a statement released Thursday through her media aide, Ken Asogwa,…
The Diplomatic Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria (DICAN), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is set to host its inaugural International Diplomatic and Security Conference in Abuja, a landmark event aimed at addressing Nigeria’s foreign policy direction amid evolving global security challenges. Themed “Nigeria’s 4Ds Foreign Policy Strategy…
Liverpool Football Club and the wider footballing community are in mourning following the sudden death of Portuguese international forward Diogo Jota, who tragically lost his life in a road accident in Spain. He was 28. The fatal incident reportedly occurred on the A-52 motorway near kilometre 65, close to Palacios…
The Chairman of the ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Health and Member of Parliament from Cabo Verde, Dr Orlando Pereiza Dia, has called on West African countries to allocate at least 30% of their national budgets to education, saying such investment is key to driving local production and reducing dependence on…
Nigeria has extended warm felicitations to the Republic of Rwanda on the occasion of its Independence Anniversary, celebrating the East African nation’s journey of resilience, peace, and transformation. In an official statement, the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, conveyed his congratulations to Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign…
