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The ECOWAS Parliament has pledged fresh measures to curb soaring unemployment across West Africa, wrapping up a week‑long joint‑committee meeting in Monrovia on Friday with a call for deeper funding for small businesses and targeted support for high‑growth sectors. Gathered under the theme “Assessing the Effectiveness of the ECOWAS Investment…
ECOWAS Parliament Tags Youth Unemployment “Regional Emergency” at Monrovia Investment Policy Review West African legislators meeting in Monrovia have warned that soaring youth unemployment is no longer just an economic headache but a “social emergency” already feeding irregular migration and insecurity. Opening a week‑long Joint Committee review of the ECOWAS…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) took a significant step toward reinforcing international partnerships on Monday as four newly appointed ambassadors formally presented their letters of credence to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, at a diplomatic ceremony held at the Commission’s headquarters in…
The 37th Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Administration and Finance Committee (AFC) has opened in Abuja, Nigeria, with a call for renewed commitment to regional integration and institutional reform. The session, which runs from 15 to 17 June 2025, focuses on the mid-term evaluation of decisions, programmes, and projects across…
As preparations intensify for a major regional workshop on agricultural risk management in West Africa, the Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture at the ECOWAS Commission, Massandjé TOURE-LITSE, has led a high-level mission to Togo’s Ministry of Agriculture. The visit, which took place on in Lomé, was part of broader…
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has received a significant boost to its digital infrastructure, following the handover of a second consignment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This latest donation forms part of the ECOWAS Peace and…
The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC), in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), commemorated the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula on Friday, May 23, 2025, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The event also served as a platform to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West…
The Executive Director of the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS), Dr. Lars van Dassen, has paid a strategic courtesy visit to the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, signaling plans to deepen cooperation on nuclear safety, training, and regulatory governance across West Africa. During the high-level engagement, both parties explored collaborative…
The Economic Community of West Africa States has donated Nine Hundred and six thousand, two hundred and two five ($906,205) dollars for Humanitarian Response to affected Populations for Post 2022 Flood Disaster, Food and Nutrition Assistance to Support the Vulnerable People in Northern Nigeria. ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and…
The Republic of Niger’s ousted president, Mohamed Bazoum, who has been held in detention since a July 26 coup, must be freed immediately, the court of the West African bloc, ECOWAS, ordered on Friday. The court called for his “immediate and unconditional release” and ordered that Bazoum be reinstated, according…
