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“This conference is a call to action to confront the persistent challenges associated with Lassa fever by advancing research, diagnostics, and community-led solutions, while enhancing preparedness and response strategies against zoonotic diseases,” he said. Leading health experts, policymakers, and scientists from across the world will gather in Abidjan…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed strong support for Guinea’s long-term development blueprint, SIMAMDOU 2040, during the inaugural Planning and International Cooperation Days held in Conakry. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Vice-President of the ECOWAS Commission, Her Excellency Damtien Larbli Tchintchibidja, reaffirmed the regional body’s…
Key regional figures and former leaders have gathered in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in a two-day high-level conference convened by the Amandla Institute in collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission. The event, which began on serves as a…
Erratic government bans and widespread insecurity are crippling efforts to cut West Africa’s estimated 30 percent youth jobless rate, lawmakers warned at an ECOWAS parliamentary hearing in Monrovia. Speaking for the bloc’s joint committees on Administration, Finance & Budget; Public Accounts; Macroeconomic Policy; Industry; and the Private Sector, Nigerian Senator Osita Izunaso blasted…
A delegation of the ECOWAS Parliament has toured Liberia’s National Social Security and Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) in Monrovia, seeking lessons on how robust pension administration can buttress economic inclusion across West Africa. The visiting team—drawn from the parliament’s Joint Committee on Administration, Finance & Budget; Public Accounts; Macroeconomic Policy & Economic Research; and Industry & Private…
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…
West African Leaders Rally Behind WAES 2025 as Nigeria Intensifies Regional Diplomacy In a wave of high-level diplomatic engagements ahead of the inaugural West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) 2025, Nigeria’s Special Envoy and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has delivered special invitations to three key West…
In the build-up to the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES 2025), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has partnered with the Abuja and Lagos Global Shapers Hubs—initiatives of the World Economic Forum—to host the West Africa Youth Futures Roundtable. The high-level youth engagement was held on Friday, June 13, 2025, at…
