ECOWAS funds youth training programs in agroforestry and fisheries
The ECOWAS Commission has allocated a grant of $1,033,991 to 25 regional centers across West Africa. Read More »
West African College inaugurates new hotel complex amid annual meeting
On October 30, 2024, Dr. Melchior Athanase Joël C. Aissi, Director General of the West African Health Organisation (WAHO), attended the inauguration ceremony of the West African College of Physicians (WACP) Hotel and Conference Centre in Abuja,... Read More »
Sierra Leone's president seeks US collaboration on agriculture
His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone recently met with senior officials from the United States government to discuss collaboration in agriculture and food security. Read More »
US Rep. Hill on Tigran Gambaryan: 'It’s well past time he return home safely'
U.S. Rep. French Hill (R-AR) said "it’s well past time" that U.S. citizen Tigran Gambaryan is brought back home from Nigeria where he has been detained for the past eight months. Read More »
ECOWAS President meets with Economic Affairs Standing Committee in Abuja
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, recently met with members of the Economic Affairs Standing Committee (EASC) of the ECOWAS Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC). Read More »
Sierra Leone's president seeks investment at international dialogue on feeding Africa
His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone addressed business leaders, innovators, agricultural entrepreneurs, and multilateral institutions at the 2024 World Food Prize Foundation’s Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue in Iowa,... Read More »
ECOWAS awards women's agricultural innovations at MITA event
As part of the 4th edition of the Agricultural Innovation and Technology Market (MITA) held from October 21 to 25, 2024, in Lomé, Togolese Republic, the ECOWAS Commission recognized agricultural innovations carried out by women in West Africa. Read More »
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