Freetown International Conference Center, Tuesday 23 July 2024 – President Dr. Julius Maada Bio engaged citizens in a live broadcast Town Hall Meeting, addressing questions from the audience and across the country on his Big Five Game Changers agenda, the economy, foreign affairs, peace, national cohesion, and made a civic call to action. Read More »

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio received the Country Representative of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. Randy Kolstad, at the Presidential Lodge in Freetown on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The official presentation was made by Bryan David Hunt, the Ambassador of the United States to Sierra Leone. Read More »

The Falkland Islands Maritime Authority was notified yesterday afternoon of a distress situation involving the fishing vessel FV Argos Georgia, approximately 200 nautical miles east of Stanley, in the Falkland Islands. Read More »

Ahead of Ghana’s General Elections scheduled for December 7, 2024, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed a Pre-election Fact-finding Mission to assess the country’s state of preparedness for the polls. Read More »

The Royal St Helena Police (RSHP) are seeking the public’s assistance in an unsolved case involving the death of an infant girl later named by health professionals as Nina Kaye. Read More »

As part of exchanges and evaluations of the level of operation of National Early Warning Centers in member states, a working mission led by Dr. Onyinye Nkechi Onwuka, Acting Director of Early Warning, visited the Republic of Guinea from July 18 to 19, 2024. Read More »

The public is reminded that the deadline for submitting nominations for the August 2024 bye-election is 12:00 on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Nominations should be delivered to the Returning Officer, Carol Henry, or any of the Assistant Returning Officers Anita Legg, Connie Johnson, or Gillian Francis at the Castle in Jamestown. Read More »

We have over the past 48 hours learned of the loss of the Fishing Vessel Argos Georgia southeast of the Falkland Islands. As many of you will know, Argos has well-established roots on St Helena and the vessel was flagged to Jamestown. Read More »

The mid-term review meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Electricity Access Project (REAP) commenced on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Abuja, Nigeria. The purpose of the meeting is to evaluate the objectives achieved and challenges encountered since the project's inception in 2018, assess progress made, and identify necessary adjustments to achieve its goals. Read More »

On Wednesday, July 18, 2024, a delegation from the ECOWAS Water Resources Management Centre, led by its Director, Mr. Alexis Kouassi, visited the Water Museum in Gampela, Burkina Faso. Read More »

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio attended the International Summit on Sport for Sustainable Development in Paris, France, on Thursday, July 25, 2024. During the event, he extended his gratitude to French President Emmanuel Macron and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach for leading the initiative. Read More »

From June 10 to 26, 2024, a delegation from the ECOWAS Human Capital Development (HCD) Secretariat, led by Program Coordinator M. Ruben Johnson, conducted an information and consultation tour across the region to Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Liberia, Benin, and The Gambia. Read More »

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission’s Humanitarian Response Team commenced a comprehensive four-day field monitoring and evaluation mission in Liberia on Monday, July 22, 2024. This mission aimed to assess the impact of food and nutrition response initiatives by the ECOWAS Commission addressing food security in various communities and cash transfers to flood victims. So far, the response has achieved 97% coverage, reaching 1,878 households. Read More »

The ECOWAS Commission has concluded a monitoring mission to The Gambia as part of the Fund for Regional Stabilization and Development (FRSD) Pilot Program. Conducted from June 24 to June 29, 2024, the mission aimed to assess and monitor ongoing infrastructural investments to ensure their timely handover to women and youth beneficiaries. Read More »

On the sidelines of the International Congress on Conflict Mediation & Consolidation of Peace held in Kinshasa on July 16-17, 2024, Her Excellency Ms. Damtien L. Tchintchibidja, Vice President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), engaged in a series of high-level meetings aimed at reinforcing cooperation among Regional Economic Communities (RECs). Read More »

Through ongoing communications with the Falkland Island Maritime Authority, it has been confirmed that 14 crew members have been successfully rescued and are now under care and protection in Stanley. Regrettably, the bodies of nine crew members have been recovered but four crew members remain unaccounted for, and their next of kin have been informed by Argos Froyanes. Read More »

Within the framework of implementing the ECOWAS Regional Electricity Access Project in West Africa (ECOWAS-REAP), financed by the World Bank, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, met with the World Bank task team for the project in Abuja on July 24, 2024. The team, led by Mrs. Elise Massan Akitani, Senior Energy Specialist, discussed with President Touray the state of implementation of the first phase of ECOWAS-REAP, which aims to increase access to electricity in Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and The Gambia with a total funding of $225 million. Read More »

As part of exchanges and evaluations of the operation levels of National Early Warning Centers in member states, a working mission led by Dr. Onyinye Nkechi Onwuka, Acting Director of Early Warning, visited Liberia from July 22 to 23, 2024. Read More »

On Tuesday morning, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) paid a courtesy visit to President Adama Barrow at the State House in Banjul. Read More »

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) has announced the inauguration of solarization projects at three hospitals in Ghana. The projects include a 61KWp system at Finney Hospital, a 21KWp system at Barnor Memorial Hospital, and a 30KWp system at Mother-Love Hospital. Read More »