The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recently held its fourth Maritime Stakeholders Meeting on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Read More »
On January 21, 2025, the Executive Council approved the Financial Services Regulation Policy 2025. Read More »
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is preparing for the second edition of the African Forum for Research and Innovation (FARI), scheduled to take place in Benin in May 2025. Read More »
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio and First Lady Fatima Maada Bio attended a memorial service for the late Paramount Chief Prince Lappia Boima IV. Read More »
His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio, along with First Lady Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, and other cabinet ministers, attended a memorial service on March 23, 2025, at St. John Paul II Quasi Church in Grafton. Read More »
The EU-ECOWAS Scholarship Programme on Sustainable Energy held its 4th Steering Committee Meeting virtually on March 20, 2025. Read More »
H.E. Damtien Larbli Tchintchibidja, Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, participated in a high-level meeting of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Group of Friends to the United Nations on March 17, 2025. Read More »
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio recently met with the leadership of the Ferensola Organisation at State House, Freetown. Read More »
The validation workshop for the newly revamped ECOWAS Observatory for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECOWREX) was officially opened on March 25, 2025, in Cotonou, Benin. Read More »
The St Helena Government has initiated a public consultation on the proposed Communications Bill 2025. Read More »
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have begun a consultation process to develop a regional cooperation plan. Read More »
On March 20, 2025, the Education Skills and Employment Portfolio (ESE) hosted Careers Fair 2025 on St Helena. Read More »
Participants from various sectors, including trade and energy ministries, are gathering in Conakry, Guinea, to initiate the promotion of off-grid solar photovoltaic standards. Read More »
Benin's Director of Social Inclusion and Solidarity, Boubacal Yero Bani Samou, has expressed gratitude to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for its efforts in promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities, particularly... Read More »
As ECOWAS celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2025, the organization's Transport Directorate conducted a four-day mission from February 10 to 14, focusing on improving operations at key joint border posts. Read More »
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, met with TradeMark Africa (TMA) representatives led by Board Chairman and former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe on March 21, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria. Read More »
Nigerian Breweries Plc has formally announced the complete acquisition of Distell Wines and Spirits Nigeria Limited (DWSN). Read More »
A recent communique has been issued regarding the mission to Liberia, focusing on the ongoing collaborative efforts between parties involved in the mission. Read More »
In a bid to strengthen the capacity of its member states for effective implementation of regional tax reforms, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission organized a four-day workshop on tax administration. Read More »
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