ECOWAS experts review construction progress at Abuja headquarters

Experts from ECOWAS member states convened at the ECOWAS Commission headquarters in Abuja on July 2, 2024, to review the progress of the new ECOWAS headquarters construction. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Naha Francis Ako, a representative of Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Key stakeholders present included the ECOWAS Commission project management team, Acting Director of Transport Mr. Chris Appiah, and Director of Administration and General Services Mr. Seydou Kassory Bangoura, alongside representatives from the Nigerian government. Read More »

University of Liberia students present challenges to President Boakai

President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr. received a delegation of student leaders from the University of Liberia at the Executive Mansion on July 2, 2024. The delegation was led by Mary Korpo Kerkula, President of the University of Liberia Student Union (ULSU), and included representatives from various student organizations such as the Student Integration Movement (SIM), the Student Democratic Alliance (STUDA), the Progressive Student Alliance (PROSA), the Varsity Christian Fellowship, and the University of Liberia Muslim Student Association. Read More »

ECOWAS holds capacity building workshop on human security mechanisms in Liberia

The ECOWAS Commission, through the Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs, organized a three-day capacity-building workshop from July 1 to 3, 2024, for the ECOWAS Protection and Human Security Integrated Coordination Mechanism (ECO-PHSICM). The event was supported by the National Early Warning and Response Mechanism Coordinating Centre (NCCRM), which serves as the coordinating Secretariat for the Mechanism under the Office of the Vice President of Liberia. Read More »

Liberia launches employee status regularization program amid consultant recruitment

The Republic of Liberia Executive Mansion, Monrovia - In a significant move, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., President of Liberia, on Thursday, July 4, officially launched the Employee Status Regularization Program (ESRP). He also unveiled a team of consultants at a press briefing held at the Ministry of Information Cultural Affairs and Tourism (MICAT). Read More »

ECOWAS convenes meeting on common trade policy review

Trade stakeholders from both regional and national levels have gathered in Abuja, Nigeria, for a three-day meeting from July 9th to 11th, 2024, to review and amend the Draft ECOWAS Common Trade Policy (CTP). This initiative follows recommendations from Trade Experts' meetings and the Joint Meetings of the ECOWAS Ministers of Trade and Industry held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, last year. The technical working group will also draft the Strategic Action Plan for the Draft ECOWAS Common Trade Policy, ensuring both documents are ready for presentation to the ECOWAS Ministers of... Read More »

ECOWAS concludes review meeting on Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway project

The ECOWAS Commission has concluded a three-day technical review of a draft interim report for the Trade and Transport Facilitation Study of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway Development Project. The project aims to establish a framework that will enable the corridor highway to operate under a single customs regime, eliminating border stops for travelers and traders. Additionally, the framework includes an automated third-party insurance scheme, the "ECOWAS Brown Card," for cross-border vehicles. Read More »

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