Prime minister Ousmane Sonko of Senegal presides over the opening ceremony of the first edition of the west African festival of arts and culture (ECOFEST 2025) in Dakar

On Sunday, 30 November 2025, the City of Dakar, host of the event, welcomed the official launch of the first.

2 Dec, 2025

2025 ECOWAS immersion programme: outgoing ceremony for young professionals

ECOWAS Commission’s directorate of Education, Science, and Culture, Department of Human Development and Social Affairs, organized a program for the.

1 Dec, 2025

ECOWAS Peace Fund holds workshop on APSA IV implementation, capitalisation and lessons learnt

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Peace Fund holds workshop on APSA IV Implementation, Capitalisation and lessons learnt.

1 Dec, 2025

Return of Cultural Heritage and Property to Their Countries of Origin: ECOWAS and UEMOA Ministers Adopt a Joint Action Plan

On the eve of the West African Arts and Culture Festival (ECOFEST), the Commissions of the Economic Community of West.

1 Dec, 2025

ECOWAS Validates Gender Equality Framework for Women in Clean Energy

Cotonou, Benin – November 28, 2025 – The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), in partnership with.

29 Nov, 2025

ECOWAS holds validation workshop for the draft regional e-government strategy

The ECOWAS Commission, in collaboration with the World Bank and Sense Strategy under the West Africa Regional Digital Integration Programme.

28 Nov, 2025

Final Communique of the Extraordinary Virtual Summit of the Ecowas Heads Of State and Government on the Situation IN Guinea-Bissau. Thursday, 27 November 2025.

27 Nov, 2025

ECOWAS trains judicial, health and social actors in Liberia on preventing and responding to GBV and sexual harassment in Monrovia

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Gender Development Centre (EGDC) organised a national training workshop on.

27 Nov, 2025

ECOWAS supports Benin in the validation of the national policy and strategy for the promotion of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Cotonou

The ECOWAS Commission’s Directorate of Energy and Mines, in collaboration with Benin’s Ministry of Energy, Water and Mines (MEEM), is.

27 Nov, 2025

ECOWAS launches regional workshop to boost human security and environmental resilience

The ECOWAS Commission has opened a four-day regional workshop in Abuja, Nigeria from the 25th to 28th of November,2025  on.

27 Nov, 2025

ECOWAS Commission holds training and capacity-building workshop for border officials and key stakeholders at the Akanu-Noepe Joint Border Post (JBP) between Ghana and Togo

The ECOWAS Commission, with the support of TradeMark Africa, organized a two-day training and capacity-building workshop for border officials at.

27 Nov, 2025

ECOWAS permanent observer mission to the United Nations concludes expert-level election officers retreat and high-level permanent representatives retreat

The ECOWAS Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations successfully concluded two end-of-year retreats: Expert-Level Retreat of Election Officers from.

27 Nov, 2025

ECOWAS, ITS partners and Member States strengthen strategic leadership for the coordinated implementation of the women, peace and security agenda in west Africa

The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DHSA), in close collaboration with several Commission directorates and.

27 Nov, 2025

ECOWAS launches major regional initiatives to strengthen economic and agricultural integration in west Africa

The ECOWAS Commission, through its Department of Economic Affairs and Agriculture, has launched five flagship regional initiatives themed: “Regional Interventions.

27 Nov, 2025

Joint statement by the Head of electoral mission of ECOWAS, the Head of electoral mission of African Union and the west African elders forum on the post-election situation in the republic of Guinea-Bissau.

26 Nov, 2025

ECOWAS officially launches the EGDC Digital Ecosystem in Saly-Portudal, Senegal

The ECOWAS Gender Development Center (EGDC) under the leadership of Prof. Fatou SOW SARR, Commissioner for Human Development and Social.

26 Nov, 2025

ECOWAS trains journalists in Liberia to promote information integrity and counter fake news, misinformation, and disinformation in west Africa

Monrovia, Liberia – 25 November 2025: The ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Communication, has conducted a two-day training for.

26 Nov, 2025

ECOWAS Fair and Youth Activities Celebrate West African Culture and Mark the Organization’s 50th Anniversary

Assomada, Municipality of Santa Catarina – On 21 November, the city of Assomada hosted the ECOWAS Fair, an initiative promoted.

26 Nov, 2025

ECOWAS and the republic of Benin agree on urgent measures to improve operations at the Seme-Krake Joint Border Post (JBP)

ECOWAS and the republic of Benin agree on urgent measures to improve operations at the Seme-Krake Joint Border Post (JBP).

26 Nov, 2025

Six ECOWAS pilot Member States discuss implementation of the Community electronic certificate of origin

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, through its Customs Union and Taxation Directorate, is organizing a working.

26 Nov, 2025