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The ECOWAS Commission, through its Department of Human Development and Social Affairs, in partnership with the Department of Economic Affairs and Agriculture, has officially flagged off the Cotonou stage of the third edition of its regional information and awareness-raising campaign for women small-scale cross-border traders along the Abidjan-Lagos corridor. This…
As part of the final technical review workshop for the Praia-Dakar-Abidjan Corridor Technical Studies, the ECOWAS Commission on June 28, 2025, led a regional delegation of road engineers and transport experts from its Member States on a strategic field visit to key infrastructure projects in Senegal. The one-day visit, which…
In a bid to strengthen procurement processes and align with international best practices, the Directorate of Administration and General Services of ECOWAS has commenced a three-day sensitization meeting on the organization’s Procurement Standard Documents. The workshop, which kicked off this week, focuses on critical documents including the ECOWAS Procurement Code,…
The Task Force on the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (TLS) has concluded a three-day review meeting in Abidjan aimed at assessing eight years of operations and developing forward-looking strategies to dismantle barriers to intra-regional trade across West Africa. The high-level session, held from July 1–3, brought together regional stakeholders including…
An Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) delegation led by Honourable Sediko Douka, Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalization, embarked on a high-level mission to Senegal from July 3 to 4, 2025. The visit was aimed at revitalizing the Dakar–Bamako Railway, with a particular focus on the Phase 1…
As part of ongoing activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the ECOWAS Representation in Benin, in collaboration with the Government of Benin, the West African Power Pool (WAPP), and the Multinational Maritime Coordination Centre (MMCC) Zone E, organised a commemorative march…
The African Union Commission (AUC) and the ECOWAS Commission, in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), convened the second edition of the Risk-Informed Urban Development Workshop Series from July 2 to 4, 2025, in Accra. The event forms part of the Resilience Initiative Africa, a flagship project…
Nigeria and France have reaffirmed their longstanding diplomatic relationship, pledging to deepen cooperation in key areas including trade, security, education, and cultural exchange. This commitment was the focus of a high-level meeting in Abuja between Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and the French Ambassador to…
President Donald Trump has announced a 35 per cent tariff on Canadian exports to the United States, effective August 1, 2025, intensifying trade tensions between the two neighboring countries. The announcement was delivered in a formal letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, marking the latest move in…
Nigeria has firmly rejected pressure from the Donald Trump administration to accept deported Venezuelan prisoners from the United States, Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar has revealed. Tuggar stressed that Nigeria faces enough domestic challenges and would not serve as a dumping ground for Venezuelan convicts deported under President Trump’s renewed…
