The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, in partnership with the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has commenced a two-day high-level strategy meeting with heads of government-owned broadcast stations from ECOWAS member states. The meeting, held on September 5-6, 2024, at the ECOWAS Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, focuses on enhancing media cooperation between the Commission and member states’ owned broadcast stations to improve information dissemination, combat misinformation, and promote regional integration across the West African subregion. Read More »

An ECOWAS delegation, led by Dr. Onyinye Nkechi Onwuka, Acting Director of Early Warning, and accompanied by Mr. Tunji Olonode, Information and Management Officer, concluded a two-day assessment mission in The Gambia on September 5, 2024. The mission aimed to evaluate the operations of The Gambia’s National Coordination Centre for Early Warning and Response Mechanism (NCCRM), part of the ECOWAS Warning and Response Network (ECOWARN). Read More »

First Lady Mrs. Kartumu Y. Boakai of Liberia joined her African counterparts at the Women’s Empowerment Through Education Meeting hosted by China's First Lady, Dr. Peng Liyuan, on September 5, 2024. The event took place on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing. Read More »

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) in the UK is inviting nominations from St Helena for Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships commencing in 2025. Nominations will be for one candidate to be considered by the CSC for Master's study. Read More »

ECOWAS is reinforcing its commitment to regional integration and the free movement of persons and goods by advancing the harmonization of safer standards and operational procedures in aviation across West Africa. This initiative is being spearheaded through an Experts Validation Workshop on Aviation Security (AVSEC) Regulation, organized by the Transport Directorate of the ECOWAS Commission in Lagos, Nigeria, in preparation for an Air Transport Ministers meeting on AVSEC and the reduction of taxes, charges, and fees which make the region one of the most expensive in terms of... Read More »

The Transport Directorate of the ECOWAS Commission is hosting a three-day technical validation workshop for the Detailed Design Study (DDS) of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway in Lagos, Nigeria, from Wednesday, September 11 to Friday, September 13, 2024. Read More »

Mrs. Massandjé TOURE-LITSE, ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, led a delegation to the Conference of African Ministers in charge of Environment in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from August 30 to September 6, 2024. Read More »

Heineken has introduced its newly designed 45cl bottle at an exclusive press conference in Onitsha. The event, attended by top directors of Nigerian Breweries, key distributors, and other trade partners, marks a significant milestone in Heineken’s mission for a fresher world. Read More »

During the quarterly Presidential Delivery Forum at the State House in Banjul, the Ministry of Agriculture reported distributing eleven thousand bags of fertilizer at no cost, separate from heavily subsidized fertilizer for farmers. Additionally, over 200 metric tonnes of rice seeds and 400 tonnes of maize seeds were distributed to farmers nationwide at no charge. The Ministry also reported ploughing over nine thousand hectares of land for farmers and subsidizing costs to increase crop yields by promoting healthy plant growth. Read More »

The ECOWAS Commission, in partnership with the German Federal Foreign Office, the European Union, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and in close collaboration with the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Secretariat in Vienna, Austria, has organized an inter-regional study visit aimed at enhancing cyber diplomacy. Read More »

A memorial service will be held at St. James Church on Thursday, September 19, 2024, from 12:30 to 13:00, to commemorate the crew of the fishing vessel Argos Georgia. Read More »

The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC) organized a capacity-building workshop for the ECOWAS Gender Equality Committee (GEC) and other civil society stakeholders from September 9 to 11, 2024, in Accra, Ghana. The event was supported by GIZ and the UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa. Read More »

Members of the Regional Committee for Disaster Management in West Africa (GECEAO) convened in Abuja from September 10 to 12, 2024, for mid-term consultations. The meeting aimed to review progress on recommendations from the 15th consultations held in Niamey, Niger, in May 2023, as well as the draft ECOWAS recovery roadmap and guidelines for expert rosters. Read More »

A recent graduate of the University of Plymouth, Shelby Bargo, has achieved a First-Class Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Ocean Science and Marine Conservation. Read More »

The ECOWAS Regional Stabilization and Development Fund (RSDF) officially launched its activities in Benin on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. The initiative is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to promote socio-economic stabilization and recovery in fragile communities within the ECOWAS region. The launch event took place in Cotonou, Benin, with several dignitaries in attendance including Mr. Habib Tidjani, Technical Advisor to the Minister of State for Finance and Economy of Benin; H.E. Amadou Diongue, Resident... Read More »

From 10 to 13 September 2024, ECOWAS organized a regional workshop in Conakry as part of the Regional Programme for the Integrated Management of the Fouta Djallon Massif (PRAI-MFD). The workshop aimed to launch and validate tools for the programme under the theme "Issues and challenges of the Preservation of the Fouta Djallon Massif after the transfer of the Programme to ECOWAS." Read More »

The Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway, a priority project of ECOWAS, has advanced towards completing its technical studies with the final validation of revised draft design reports. This milestone was achieved during a four-day workshop that began on September 11, 2024, in Lagos, Nigeria. The event saw the participation of project directors and engineers from the five member countries along the corridor. Read More »

The ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with GIZ, is organizing a validation workshop on Records Management Policy and Manual in Lagos from September 9 to 13, 2024. Read More »

Councillor Andrew Turner, as part of a delegation, departed St Helena on Saturday, 7 September 2024, to attend the 6th UK Overseas Territories Forum on the Oversight of Public Finances and Good Governance. The forum was held in Westminster from 10 to 12 September 2024. Further details can be found on the SHG website. Read More »

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has appointed Dr. Joseph Isaac as President of Margibi University, formerly Harbel College in Margibi County. Read More »