On May 31, 2024, in Banjul, The Gambia, the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), in collaboration with its partners, commissioned and inaugurated two energy efficiency light testing laboratories for the Gambia Standards Bureau (TGSB). These laboratories were established with support from ECREEE, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MOPE), TGSB, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The new facilities include a sphere energy efficiency testing laboratory and a photogoniometer light testing laboratory. Read More »

On May 28, 2024, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Representation in Benin marked its 49th anniversary with a cocktail reception at the Salle Polyvalente of the Palais des Congrès in Cotonou. The event was attended by members of the diplomatic and consular corps accredited to Benin, Beninese authorities, presidents and former presidents of institutions, eminent personalities, and members of the Union of ECOWAS Nationals. Read More »

Approximately thirty experts have convened in Kano, Nigeria, from June 3 to 7, 2024, to review the logistics concept and existing statutes, policies, and strategic instruments related to the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) and the African Standby Force (ASF). The workshop aims to update, harmonize, and finalize the policy on ECOWAS Logistics Bases in accordance with AU/UN principles. Read More »

The ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (ECGD), in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Saly, Republic of Senegal, the second edition of the meeting of the regional coordination committees of its flagship programmes implemented in the 15 ECOWAS Member States. Read More »

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has expressed optimism about the partnership between Sierra Leone and Korea, both currently serving as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Speaking at the inaugural 2024 Korea-Africa Summit in Seoul, President Bio emphasized the importance of shared growth, sustainability, and solidarity. Read More »

The Amilcar Cabral IT cable project aims to connect Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, and Sierra Leone through a submarine cable network. The objectives of the project are to enhance international telecommunications capacity, improve access to digital services, and provide essential redundancy to guarantee broadband internet resilience. Read More »

Following the successful inaugural West African Startups Awards in Niamey, Niger, in 2021, the Directorate of Private Sector of the ECOWAS Commission is holding a preparatory meeting from June 3 to 5, 2024, in Abuja, Nigeria. This follows the directive of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government to hold the awards annually. Read More »

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai of Liberia engaged in bilateral discussions with South Korean President Yool Suk Yeol in Seoul, on the sidelines of the Korea-Africa Summit 2024. President Yeol welcomed President Boakai and congratulated him on assuming the presidency of Liberia. He expressed gratitude for Liberia's historical support during the Korean War, emphasizing the enduring 60-year relationship between the two nations. Read More »

The inauguration ceremony of AMAATI’s newly constructed fonio processing factory in Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana, took place on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The event was attended by several dignitaries, highlighting the factory's importance to the community and nation. Among the guests were the Paramount Chief of Nanton, Nanton Naa Alhaji Mahamadu Baba Bawah; the Chief of Nanton, Nanton Naa Mahamadu Bawahthe; AMAATI Board Chair Sakoya Naa Mahama Sintaro; USAID/Ghana’s Deputy Mission Director Grace Lang; and AMAATI Board Member Anna Samaké. Read More »

The President of the Republic of Liberia, Joseph N. Boakai, has suspended three top leaders of the Liberian Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) with immediate effect and without pay, pending an investigation. The officials affected are Director General Abraham S. Kromah, Deputy Director General for Administration Gbawou Kowou, and Deputy Director General for Operations Hassan Fadiga. Read More »

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Holds Bilateral Talks with South Korean President Read More »

The Office of the ECOWAS Resident Representative in Guinea, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Guineans Living Abroad, organized a cocktail reception to commemorate May 28, 1975, the date on which ECOWAS was founded in Lagos, Nigeria. Read More »

H.E. Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia, departed Liberia on Saturday, June 1, 2024, leading an official delegation to attend the Korea-Africa Summit in Seoul. This summit marks the first of its kind hosted by Korea and will gather Heads of States and governments from Africa, business leaders, international partners from the Global South, and other participants from the Asian region. Read More »

President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr., has extended his condolences to former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on the loss of her son, Charles Sirleaf, who was the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL). Read More »

A solar photovoltaic installation was officially inaugurated on May 31, 2024, at the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at Bayero University in Kano, Nigeria. The installation, with a capacity of 79kwp of solar PV, 58kw of inverter, and 60KWH of battery storage, was funded by the ECOWAS Commission through the ECOWAS Special Intervention Fund (ESIF). The project aims to provide stable and sustainable electricity to the department and the university community. Read More »

President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr., has extended his condolences to former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on the loss of her son, Charles Sirleaf, who was the former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL). Read More »

The Minister for Treasury and Economic Development, Mark Brooks, delivered the 2024/25 budget speech today, June 3, 2024, to the Legislative Council of St Helena. The full text of the budget speech is available online at https://www.sainthelena.gov.sh/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Budget-Speech-2024-Final.pdf. Read More »

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Nigerian Breweries Plc has completed the acquisition of an 80% stake in Distell Wines and Spirits Nigeria Limited (Distell Nigeria). This follows the approval from the South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) for Nigerian Breweries Plc to acquire shares of Distell International Limited, now known as Heineken Beverages Holdings Limited, in Distell Nigeria, along with the import business of Distell International Limited in Nigeria. Read More »

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