The regional meeting in Praia, Cabo Verde, focused on evaluating the implementation of the Interconnected System for the Management of Goods in Transit (SIGMAT) within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Read More »

The ECOWAS Regional Animal Health Centre (RAHC) recently organized the 10th Annual Meeting of Animal Health Networks (RAHN) in Abuja, Nigeria. Read More »

Experts from ECOWAS Member States gathered in Accra, Ghana, from November 18 to 19, 2024, to validate the draft revised Supplementary Act A/SA.1/01/10 on Personal Data Protection within the region. Read More »

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Benin, is preparing to launch the second edition of the African Forum on Research... Read More »

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has launched a Youth Empowerment Promotion and Livelihood Programme in Sierra Leone, targeting over 2,700 young people. Read More »

A high-level delegation from South Korea visited President Julius Maada Bio at State House in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on November 11, 2024. Read More »

His Excellency, President Julius Maada Bio and First Lady Fatima Bio hosted a state dinner to honor the official visit of His Excellency Joseph Nyumah Boakai Sr., President of Liberia, to Sierra Leone. Read More »

The St Helena Government's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Section is marking the 25th anniversary of GIS Day on November 20, with the theme "Mapping Minds, Shaping the World." Read More »

Technical experts, engineers, and specialists from the ECOWAS Commission and its agencies, along with development partners and representatives from Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Member States, convened for a three-day workshop in Abidjan. Read More »

Her Excellency Mrs. Damtien TCHINTCHIBIDJA, Vice President of the ECOWAS Commission, arrived in Guinea on November 18, 2024, with a delegation from the Directorate of Early Warning. Read More »

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has formalized a Memorandum of Academic Agreement with the Africa Centre for Strategic Studies (ACSS) in Washington D.C. The signing ceremony took place on November 12, 2024, led by H.E.... Read More »

State House, Freetown – President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone recently welcomed Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. for a working visit aimed at enhancing bilateral and regional cooperation. Read More »

A regional meeting took place in Praia, Cabo Verde, on November 18, 2024, focusing on the Interconnected System for the Management of Goods in Transit (SIGMAT). Read More »

His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio welcomed His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., President of Liberia, to Sierra Leone. Read More »

The ECOWAS Commission is actively participating in the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Read More »

The ECOWAS Consultative Committee on Competition (CCC) convened its ninth meeting in Banjul, The Gambia, from November 12 to 15, 2024. Read More »

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recently organized a workshop in Lagos, Nigeria, to develop an E-Learning platform under the ECOWAS Agricultural Policy (ECOWAP). Read More »

On Sunday, November 17, 2024, over seven million Senegalese citizens participated in legislative elections to choose 165 deputies for the National Assembly. Read More »

His Excellency, Governor Nigel Phillips CBE, left St Helena on Saturday, 16 November 2024. Read More »

In preparation for the legislative elections held on November 17, 2024, in Senegal, key figures from international election observation missions have engaged with local authorities and observers. Read More »