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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…
