His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana, concluded a one-day official visit to Sierra Leone on March 18, 2025. Read More »

ECOWAS recently held a significant event focused on advancing the Women, Peace & Security Agenda during the Sixty-Ninth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York. Read More »

From March 17 to 21, 2025, a meeting of experts is taking place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Read More »

On February 18, 2025, the Environment, Natural Resources and Planning Portfolio (ENRP) received a shipment of 1,000 Dekalb-Amberlink breed day-old chicks. Read More »

Koladé Josué Azandégbey, deputy chief of staff at Benin’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, expressed his pride in Benin hosting the 2nd African Forum for Research and Innovation (FARI) in 2025. Read More »

Waste Management Services, in collaboration with the St Helena National Trust (SHNT) and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), has announced the winners of a competition aimed at designing a recycling superhero for St Helena. Read More »

A delegation from the ECOWAS Commission's Water Resources Management Centre (WRMC), led by Mr. Alexis Kouassi, visited the Mano River Union (MRU) Headquarters in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on March 12-13, 2025. Read More »

The St Helena Government (SHG) has announced an extension for submitting Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the position of Non-Executive Director (NED) on the boards of State-Owned Entities (SOEs) and entities in which SHG holds equity. Read More »

The Executive Council has approved a 50p per hour increase in the minimum wage, set to take effect on July 1, 2025. Read More »

Nathaniel Benjamin, a student from Pilling Primary School, was honored at a tea party in the Governor’s Office on March 6, 2025. Read More »

Mr. Kalilu Totangi and Madam Michaela B. E. Swallow, Deputy Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, have bid farewell to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone as they prepare to assume their roles in New York. Read More »

The 43rd Ordinary Meeting of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff (CCDS) concluded on March 13, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria. Read More »

H.E. President Adama Barrow, Chairman of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), has delivered a message in observance of the International Day for Combating Islamophobia. Read More »

St Helena Emergency Services has implemented the what3words location technology to improve emergency response times. Read More »

St. Michael, Barbados, March 12, 2025 – President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone addressed the Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum in Barbados, emphasizing energy's vital role in economic development. Read More »

The Directorate of Private Sector, in partnership with the ECOWAS Small Business Coalition (ESBC), is conducting a training program for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) from West Africa. Read More »

Freetown, 11 March 2025 – President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has left Freetown to attend the 2025 Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Global Forum in Barbados. Read More »

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission have formalized a $12 million grant agreement to support the Rice Resilient Value Chains Development Project (REWARD) in West Africa. Read More »

ECOWAS, in partnership with Ecobank Nigeria and the World Bank, has initiated a training program for more than 50 entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Read More »

The energy sector in West Africa is set for a significant transformation with the launch of the Forum for Women in Energy in West Africa (ForWE). Read More »