The eleventh session of the Steering Committee of the ECOWAS Project Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU) took place on June 26th and 27th, 2025, in Lomé, Togo. This meeting was held according to Article 4 of its Rules of Procedure.
The opening ceremony was led by Mr. Sediko Douka, ECOWAS Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation. The event also saw the presence of the Commissioner for Internal Services, the ECOWAS Permanent Representative in Togo, and representatives from Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the European Union, and the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FEWACCI).
During this session, an extensive review was conducted on PPDU’s activities’ progress, tasks assigned during previous sessions, as well as their 2026-2030 Strategic Business Plan and draft budget for 2026.
Upon concluding proceedings, “the Committee approved the Strategic Plan and the proposed budget,” intending to forward them for validation within ECOWAS’s budgetary framework.