The 2nd Indonesia – Africa Forum (IAF II) took place in Bali on September 2-3, 2024. This forum aims to strengthen economic cooperation between Indonesia and Africa, following the inaugural event in 2018. The theme for this year's forum was “Bandung Spirit for Africa’s Agenda 2063,” emphasizing shared values and principles that aim to establish a robust, inclusive, equal, and sustained relationship between the two regions. Read More »

The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Communications, Technology and Innovation, has signed a USD$50 million agreement with China National Technical Import & Export Corporation for the SMART Sierra Leone Project. The signing took place on the margins of the FOCAC Summit in Beijing, marking a significant step forward in Sierra Leone’s digital transformation efforts. Read More »

Nominations are now being invited for the 2025 UK State Birthday Honours and St Helena National Awards. Read More »

The Government of the People’s Republic of China, through the Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Wang Qing, has awarded the International Fish Export Certificate to Sierra Leone during the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit. Read More »

Today is Merchant Navy Day, a time to acknowledge the contributions of seafarers responsible for global goods transportation. Read More »

The meeting, held on September 2, 2024, at the Ministry of Women Affairs in Abuja, provided an opportunity for Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, to brief the President of ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, on new strategies to ensure the prudent use of funds donated by ECOWAS to Nigeria for treating and rehabilitating women suffering from obstetric fistula. Read More »

President Boakai and delegation arrive in Beijing ahead of FOCAC Read More »

Beijing, China, Wednesday 4 September 2024 – His Excellency Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, has praised the leadership of Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio and reaffirmed his commitment to enhancing cooperation between China and Sierra Leone. Read More »

President Boakai Urges Regulation and Oversight of State-Owned Enterprises Read More »

The St Helena Government (SHG) Financial Statements for the Financial Year 2022/23 have been approved by the Executive Council and are now available to the public. Read More »

Your Excellency, Mr. Ding Xuexiang, Vice Premier of the State Council and Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Read More »

Binance CEO Richard Teng has called for the release of Tigran Gambaryan, the company's head of financial crime compliance, from a Nigerian prison to allow him to receive medical care. Teng shared his statement in an X post on September 3, more than six months after Gambaryan was detained. Read More »

Praia – Tuesday, September 3, 2024 – The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) has announced the 9th edition of the ECOWAS Sustainable Energy Forum (ESEF) 2024. The event is scheduled to take place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from November 28 to 29, 2024. Read More »

The Department of Political Affairs, Peace, and Security of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, in collaboration with the National Peace Council of Ghana, is holding an interactive training workshop with political actors and stakeholders in Ghana from 4 to 11 September 2024. Read More »

Human Resources managers from all ECOWAS institutions held a four-day hybrid working session from 27 August to 30 August 2024 at the ECOWAS Training Centre. This meeting aimed to validate the Human Resources Procedures Manual with the effective participation of the ECOWAS Commission’s Legal Department and staff representatives from all institutions. Read More »

As part of the evaluation of regional and national responses as well as interventions in drug prevention and control, the ECOWAS Commission and ENACT will organize a seminar on September 11, 2024. This seminar aims to officially launch the 2023 West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU) report. Read More »

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission), in collaboration with the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), convened a two-day, high-level strategy meeting at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. The meeting, held from September 3 to 4, 2024, brought together media experts, civil society representatives, and policymakers from across the region to deliberate on the vital role of media in promoting peace, stability, and democratic governance in West Africa. Read More »

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, is leading the ECOWAS Commission’s delegation to the 2024 Summit of the Forum of China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), held in Beijing from September 2 to 6, 2024. Accompanied by Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation Mr. Sédiko Douka and Director of External Relations Mr. Jerome Boa, Dr. Touray attended the 9th Ministerial Conference of FOCAC on September 3. Read More »

The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC) organized a three-day training session for EGDC Gender Focal Points from Member States and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) from September 4 to 6, 2024. The event was held in Accra, Ghana, with support from USAID’s Strengthening Regional Peace and Stability (SRPS) in West Africa Programme, UNDP, and GIZ. Read More »

President Adama Barrow emphasized Africa's confidence in the People's Republic of China's commitment to supporting the continent's strategic development during a bilateral meeting with H.E. Mr. Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Chinese CPC Central Committee and the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee. The meeting took place at FOCAC 2024. Read More »